:"Vedda" and "Veddas" redirect here. For the Sanskrit texts, see Vedas. For other uses, see Veda (disambiguation). The Wanniyala-Aetto, or "forest people", more commonly known as Veddas or Veddahs (transliteration of Sinhala වැද්දා, are an indigenous people of Sri Lanka, an island nation in the Indian Ocean. It is suggested that they're Caucasoid. Roots Human remains in Sri Lanka dating from as early as 18,000 BC show a genetic continuum with present-day… (More on Wanniyala-aetto)