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However, Portuguese words were also borrowed by the European powers who followed them in Indian Oceanic trade. The Dutch and the British also spoke creolised Portuguese. In the mid-nineteenth century, ...
Even after the Portuguese colonisers left, SLPC still flourished across the country until at least the mid-19th century,” Dr Cardoso said. ... “Before Dr Cardoso and his team began the “documentation ...
The Dutch arrived in the 17th century, ... (1990) on Portuguese creole folklore in Sri Lanka and India – to Portugal, with ‘Adverse Genres in Fernando Pessoa’ (2010), ...
The island fell under Portuguese and Dutch influence after the 16th Century. ... Some key dates in Sri Lanka's history: 1505 - Portuguese arrive in Colombo, marking beginning of European interest.