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user_
10-21-2016, 04:56 PM
During my travel in this countries i noticed that Maldivians are a bit lighter, despite they live closer to equator than Sri Lankans, and sun is more aggressive.
And i also want to ask Sri Lankans, is there difference between Sri Lankans who live on coast and who live in areas with cool climate like Nuwara Elia?
Milo
10-21-2016, 05:00 PM
probably Maldivians judging by pics
https://beautifulmaldives.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/d14f5b5a221e598981a06e44a98ca065-tip.jpg?w=490&h=280

I think maldivians have some Arab influences too
Kamal900
10-21-2016, 05:02 PM
probably Maldivians judging by pics
https://beautifulmaldives.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/d14f5b5a221e598981a06e44a98ca065-tip.jpg?w=490&h=280

I think maldivians have some Arab influences too

They also have some Malay and North African genes in them as well.
Sikeliot
10-21-2016, 05:03 PM
They all have Melanesian type affinities and it shows.
user_
10-21-2016, 05:04 PM
Some Maldivians look more Arabic from Arabian peninsula, than South Asians.
Milo
10-21-2016, 05:07 PM
Some Maldivians look more Arabic from Arabian peninsula, than South Asians.
Maybe upper caste Sri Lankans(like Brahmins) are lighter though.
Sri Lankan Tamil Brahmin wedding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LgOahAYRE8

in South Asia there isn't really any point in comparing regions as a whole, as there is a lot of variation when you go from caste to caste.
Antimage
10-21-2016, 05:13 PM
I thought maldivians were descendants of indian immigrants ( ?)

I don't know much about that part of the world
Kamal900
10-21-2016, 05:16 PM
Some Maldivians look more Arabic from Arabian peninsula, than South Asians.

Thats because they have Arabian admixture in them. There were Arab traders who had settled on this islands and assimilated and intermarried with the locals.
Slud
10-21-2016, 05:16 PM
Thats because they have Arabian admixture in them. There were Arab traders who had settled on this islands and assimilated and intermarried with the locals.

I think the word you looking for is rape, not intermarry lmao
Tyrone Jackson
10-21-2016, 05:19 PM
Here are some Ceylon TAMIL Brahmins, not that much difference from Maldivians:
http://i.imgur.com/hIt1OgM.jpg
user_
10-21-2016, 05:27 PM
Here are some Ceylon TAMIL Brahmins, not that much difference from Maldivians:
http://i.imgur.com/hIt1OgM.jpg

are not Sinhalese lighter than Tamils?
Tyrone Jackson
10-21-2016, 05:37 PM
are not Sinhalese lighter than Tamils?

That's true, the Sinhalese who immigrated from Northern and Central India are MUCH lighter than Tamils.
Milo
10-21-2016, 05:40 PM
are not Sinhalese lighter than Tamils?
Sinhalese are a bit lighter than Tamils overall, yes. But not by much.
Kamal900
10-21-2016, 05:46 PM
Sinhalese are a bit lighter than Tamils overall, yes. But not by much.

They are genetically the closest to Bengalis and Tamils.
Area51Defender
12-03-2020, 04:37 PM
Maldivians. They're at the southernmost point of the Indo-European world, its only 48 miles north of the Equator. They're also the least Caucasoid Indo-European group, as their Papuan/Australoid component is much higher. They're on the opposite end of the Caucasoid spectrum as Icelanders, who are not only the lightest Europeans but also the lightest people group on Earth.