Rodiya is a dialect of the Sinhalese language spoken by members of the Rodiya community of Sri Lanka. Speakers are considered to be low-caste among the Sinhalese people.

Examples of Rodiya words:^[1]

• dissenavā to come (Sinhala enavā)
• dumana house (Sinhala geya, gedara)
• galla mouth (Sinhala kaṭa)
• gävā man (Sinhala minihā)
• gävī woman (Sinhala gäänu)
• miganavā to eat (Sinhala kanavā)

v t e Sinhala language
Sri Lanka Sinhalese people
Stages	Elu Proto-Sinhala Medieval Sinhala Modern Sinhala
Dialects	Central Southern Rodiya dialect Pidgin madam
Academic	Literature Literary Sinhala Sinhala name Pali
Sinhala and other languages	Influenced by Dutch English Portuguese Sanskrit Tamil Influenced Macanese Patois Macanese Portuguese
Writing system	Script Braille Numerals Archaic numbers Romanization (transliteration)
Computerization	Software Keyboard Unicode block Input methods
Grammar and vocabulary	Grammar Spoken Sinhala Gender differences Honorifics Slang Dictionaries
Phonology	Phonology
Events	Hela Havula Sinhala Only Act