Talk:Nittaewo

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Pliny the Elder?

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Assuming the reference to Pliny the Elder was to Natural History VII.II, I think that was a misreading- he describes the people of Sri Lanka as being extremely long-lived, and then immediately goes on to talk about Duris' account of hairy-tailed and half-animal peoples in an unspecified part of India. I've taken it out for now. If he made a clearer reference to an early version of Nittaewo folklore somewhere else, feel free to put it back in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.9.226.252 (talk) 03:40, 11 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

Nittaewo or Nittaewa?

Latest comment: 3 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article switches back and forth between "nittaewo" and "nittaewa", as do the sources.

Does anyone know if this is just a quirk of Sinhala transliteration not being historically standardized? If so, can we confidently normalize the spelling throughout the article to "nittaewo"? Angilas (talk) 15:49, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply