The Sinhalese people , also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 15.2 million.

The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan language. Sinhalese