{"id":1699,"date":"2017-09-02T15:34:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.colombo.wordcamp.org\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2017-09-05T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T08:00:15","slug":"lightning-talks-in-sinhala-and-tamil-presented-by-asith-and-prasath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colombo.wordcamp.org\/2017\/lightning-talks-in-sinhala-and-tamil-presented-by-asith-and-prasath\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning talks in Sinhala and Tamil, presented by Asith and Prasath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our WordCamp will bring in a pure Sri Lankan flavor in the form of two lightning talks in Sinhala and Tamil, delivered by Asith Wijenayake and Prasath Nadarajah. These speakers are an addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.colombo.wordcamp.org\/2017\/08\/21\/our-final-list-of-confirmed-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">our existing array of confirmed international and local speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sinhala is spoken by nearly 16 million people as a first language in Sri Lanka, and an additional 4 million people who learn it as a second language. Tamil speakers in Sri Lanka number nearly 4 million. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statistics.gov.lk\/PopHouSat\/CPH2011\/index.php?fileName=pop42&amp;gp=Activities&amp;tpl=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both Sinhala and Tamil are ancient languages, and with WordPress&#8217; core principles of inclusivity and respect for local cultures, we are proud to have Asith and Prasath speaking at the event to help boost the platform&#8217;s adoption in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1730\" src=\"https:\/\/2017.colombo.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/09\/Asith_Prasath_Speakers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colombo.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Asith_Prasath_Speakers.png 800w, https:\/\/colombo.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Asith_Prasath_Speakers-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/colombo.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Asith_Prasath_Speakers-768x480.png 768w, 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