Kirinda | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | Southern Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Kirinda is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province.
Kirinda was founded as a Malay settlement and as a result, Sri Lankan Malays form the majority of the town's population.[1] Sri Lankan Malay is also the main language spoken in the area and as a result is the medium of instruction in the town.[2]
- ^ https://apics-online.info/surveys/66
- ^ de Silva Jayasuriya, Shihan (2002). "Sri Lankan Malay: A Unique Creole" (PDF). NUSA: Linguistic Studies of Languages in and Around Indonesia. 50.