Dictionary of Proverbs of the Sinhalese

A dictionary of Sinhalese proverbs compiled by John Senaveratna, and printed in 1936 by the Times of Ceylon Company in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The dictionary includes Sinhalese aphorisms, bywords, maxims, mottoes and sayings, together with the connected myths, legends, and folk-tales.


In this digital rendition, an interactive alphabetical index allows the viewer to skip through the dictionary.