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Ebb and flow of Vedda language(s) from 28000 BCE to 1990 ACE

• Phase 1
  By 10th century BCE, Vedda language(s) had spread throughout the island prior to the arrival of Indian settlers in 5th century BCE.
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  5th Century ACE, the refuge of the Vedda language(s) in Malaya Rata untill the fall of Dry zone civilization starting in 9th century ACE, also the crucible of later Vedda Creole development from 10 to 12 century ACE.
• Phase 3
  13th - 16th Century ACE, expansion of Vedda Creole into areas vacated by the Sinhalese throughout Uva, Rajarata and other areas.
• Phase4
  1990 ACE the Vedda Creole was used by disparate groups with little or no contact with each other and in decline. Only a few individuals seem to have the working knowledge.