Two manuscript versions of a Sinhala-English dictionary, one of 241 pages and the other of 214 pages on foolscap paper. There are also some supplementary pages and some index pages associated with these manuscripts. The date of writing of these manuscripts is unknown but from the paper and ink they would appear to have been undertaken in the early to mid twentieth century. Both manuscripts are in the same hand.
Sinhala - English dictionary
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- Dates of Creation[1900 - 1950]
- Language of MaterialEnglish Sinhala
- Physical Description1 archival box handwritten and typed
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This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.
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