Name boards in Jaffna causing confusion

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People in Jaffna have complained that name boards on roads and several state departments in the district had been wrongly translated into Sinhala and urged the authorities to rectify them immediately.

They said the name boards had been changed based on a decision taken by the Northern Provincial Council.

Northern Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran is reported to have instructed the authorities to change the names of villages and other places giving priority to Tamil with Sinhala and English given lesser prominence.

The people said pilgrims were often misled by the wrongly written Sinhala name boards. (Romesh Madushanka)

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Unchikun Tuesday, 16 October 2018 05:07 PM

It does not matter what the sign says as long as we know where we are and going. “Google “.

Ransam Tuesday, 16 October 2018 05:27 PM

Not everyone use Google.

Unchikun Tuesday, 16 October 2018 06:06 PM

This was stated by Lord Buddha 2600 years ago. Was there Google, No. There was common sense.

Lankan Tuesday, 16 October 2018 06:29 PM

This shows your biased face of reporting. There are thousands mistakes in Tamil translation island wide. Do you give same publicity to those.

RR Tuesday, 16 October 2018 07:51 PM

EXACTLY

Ram Wednesday, 17 October 2018 08:42 AM

So true

SENA Wednesday, 17 October 2018 02:33 PM

Exactly

ADL Tuesday, 16 October 2018 06:51 PM

Why is that itching if Sinhala Language is wrongly translated only? Literally there are many name boards and Road signages wrongly translated to Tamil in Colombo and of course in many Sinhala dominant places.!!SAY NO TO DOUBLE STANDARD!!

umberto Tuesday, 16 October 2018 08:33 PM

Madushunka cannot read Tamil so he is unable to notice the poor translation in the south

Saleem Tuesday, 16 October 2018 06:58 PM

Bro Madushanka is worried only a fe w name boards in Jaffna which give the name of the road incorrevtly in Sinhala Pl also pay attention to thousands of name boards in Colombo and other major cities where tha Tamil names have been slaughtered

umberto Tuesday, 16 October 2018 08:31 PM

Because madushunka is a madman

Sangaralingham Wednesday, 17 October 2018 08:48 AM

Local language marked clearly prone toy with next next language third tourist language English better choice.everyone know where are they. You travel to a certain place. Identify in google or printed map follow the direction can't find it name not sen less illuminated. Pity the person family tourist business men women trade people loafer etc

Alex Wednesday, 17 October 2018 09:00 AM

This is nothing to do with mistaken or ignorance of language but it is done on purpose.

Dee Wednesday, 17 October 2018 09:10 AM

Seems like IT is at work. Keyboard translation. Let's rely on IT more and more and our names also will sound Greek.

Siva Wednesday, 17 October 2018 10:50 AM

We must learn many basic lessons from Singapore. They respect other languages. There are no spelling mistakes in tamil name boards or official doxuments. Fif our minds are clear no racial thinking our country also develop soon.

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