Ouoted from the “Digamadulu Janawahara by Mr. Piyasena Kahadagamage.”
Morrisson Hudson International Company was the contractor to construct the Senanayaka Samudra in 1948.
Some traditional words unique to Digamadulla
Sumbarai - Towel
Visiripatha - Hand fan
Leema - Serial called “Mae”
Landa - Small forest
Muththettuwa - Reserved land to the paddy owner
Popath - Areconut leaves
Theriya - Cave of the tree
Kos vila - Ripe
Kakaranawa - Hediganawa
Uba - Word use for very important people
Ural vela - Foul enough
Anicut - Amuna
Etikiththa - Gemba
Ammandi - Aunty
Keuththa - Liver
Reerimaha - Heart
Mriya - Rain
Koli Kuttu - Plantain called “Poowalu”
Mother of Mother - Kiri amma
Mother’s father - Kiri appa
Father’s mother - Achchie
Father’s father - Seeya
Ada - For man
Adie - For woman
Gobbaya - Idiot
Huda,Hudie - White
Viseniya - Normally a dog have 4 fingers but some have more fingers, extra fingers called as “Viseniya”.
Pichcheema - Gun fire
Verses
Vetiyata pitin behegena henata enawa
Kota waligaya gaha gaha kurahan kanawa
Kiti kiti hada didee mage ega wewlanawa
Pitiye deviyane, ura marawanawa
Gole kala patan ra madayen mathwa
Kelewala wedee tharunayan ha ekwa
Ulaa vidi udara kisi viliyak nethuwa
Bole heti danimu, api vivarana ethuwa
Proverbs
“Kotuwak athata gaththama kotiyak dosa duruwenawa”
“Dadameema kara ganeema”
Old name of Gal oya was Pati pal aru. And also use Galaoya. Gala oya’s branches are Pallam oya and Ekgal aru.
Rainy season - November- January
Dry season - July-August
Trees
Raena,Vewarana,Burutha,Milla,Halmilla,Palu,Weera,Mora,Mee,Ketakela,Doba and Keena etc.
We can experience the cool climate inside the jungle just like Badulla and Bandarawela. Elephants spent inside the jungle in the day time and in the evening they come out because of the dry weather condition. All the animals fear to the peole but not the Walass goiyya.
There were only one house for a village in the 1940′s. Roof constructed by using Milla peels. Visitors need to sit on the Mortar and the mat.
Hide money in the Dummessa.
Main foods were Cassava and Kurakkan. They burn Cassava and prepare cassava rice to eat.
There were not enough water and drink water by making a small pit at the river banks. Temple was in the heighest place of the village and everything controlled by the temple.
Capital city of Wegam pattu yatipalatha was Damana. Capital of Uda palatha was Uhana. The provinces divided by the Gala oya.
Damana school had only a room and it was constructed by using tree leaves,bull shit and clay.
Law court was under a tree. Patients used chanting methods as medicines.
Padagoda village was created by the Tikiri appu brothers who were visited 1818. By removing the mid part of timber and diging it to earth, they creted wells.
There was a hot water stream in Wadinagala.
Because of the low population density, the bridegroom was selected at the birth.
