Cinghalese: low race of Ceylon.

Vedic.

The language of the Vedas; the oldest form of Sanskrit.

Vei, Vey.

African: dialect of the Mana class, vernacular at Great Cape Mount, W. Africa; using a native alphabetic character of recent origin, which is stated to be founded on Arabic, called the Vey Phonetic (Forbes). Grammar by Kölle, London, 1853.

Velay.

Romance: dialect of Provençal. Vocaby. in “Mems. de la Société des Antiq.,” vol. ix.

Vendee.

Romance: patois of France, largely Celtic. Grammar in “Memm. de l’Acad. Celtique,” 1809.