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Requested move 27 January 2026

It has been proposed in this section that Sinhalisation be renamed and moved to SinhalizationSinhalization.

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Sinhalisation → SinhalizationSinhalization – The current spelling "Sinhalisation" has rarely appeared in real usage. Across academic reports, mainstream media, and online sources, the term is consistently rendered as "Sinhalization" with -ization rather than -isation. Wikipedia should follow the dominant usage. As an example, see the following report from PEARL, as well as articles published by South Asian Voices and Countercurrents that use American spelling:

State Sponsored Sinhalization of the North-East The Anti-Development Machine (PDF) (Report). People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL). 20 January 2026.

Kapur, Roshni (2020-08-26). "Tamil diaspora and the LTTE movement in Sri Lanka". South Asian Voices. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

Kumarathasan, Rasingam (2022-06-07). "State Sponsored Sinhalese Colonization Of Tamils' Traditional Homeland". Countercurrents. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

Here are some more examples:

"Sinhalization of Buddhism in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Journal of Peace Studies. 21 (2). June 2014. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

Devana, Senanayake (19 August 2024). "The Lingering Economic Consequences of Sri Lanka's Civil War". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

Jude Lal, Fernando (2025-03-13). "War and armed resistance in Sri Lanka: On the Tamil Eelam right to self-determination and peace in the Indian Ocean | Links". links.org.au. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

"The Sri Lankan Civil War and Its History, Revisited in 2020". Harvard International Review. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

P.K.BALACHANDRAN (2019-07-20). "Sinhalization of Tamil Areas by Building Buddhist Shrines over Hindu Temples". www.thecitizen.in. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

"Trincomalee Under Siege: Land Grabs Target the Tamil Homeland in Sri Lanka [EN/TA/SI] - Sri Lanka | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2024-10-31. Retrieved 2026-01-27. RajaRajaC ^Talk 16:32, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Violates MOS:RETAIN on an article created two decades ago with a stable title since. Per MOS:RETAIN: "There is only very exceptionally (such as when a topic has strong national ties, or the change reduces ambiguity) a valid reason for changing from one acceptable option to another." Sources are irrelevant here but just a note that you cite CounterCurrents yet here's an example of them using Sinhalisation. Cherrypicking a few mostly American sources is a very poorly made case. I note the Tamil Guardian often uses Sinhalisation. AusLondonder (talk) 17:38, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per WP:RETAIN and per AusLondoner. Timrollpickering (talk) 19:14, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per WP:RETAIN. YorkshireExpat (talk) 21:58, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]