| tamil rebel | 55.50 | But there was also fear of the Tamil rebels. | ||
| tamil civilian | 10.07 | Tamil civilians leave rebel-controlled area. | ||
| tamil minority | 9.94 | Suspicion fell on guerrillas of the Tamil minority. | ||
| tamil guerrilla | 8.89 | The army said the victims were Tamil guerrillas. | ||
| tamil separatist | 6.06 | The government blamed Tamil separatists for the blast. | ||
| tamil homeland | 5.79 | The rebels want a Tamil homeland in the north and east. | ||
| tamil party | 4.87 | Maran belongs to a regional Tamil party. | ||
| tamil source | 3.95 | Colombo, Tamil sources say, will not find it easy to beat the LTTE. | ||
| tamil group | 3.69 | All of them claimed to be from the Tamil ethnic group. | ||
| tamil community | 2.24 | Not everyone in the Tamil community supports the separatist movement. | ||
| tamil politician | 2.24 | Tamil politicians here, however, welcomed the UN concern. | ||
| tamil refugee | 2.17 | Tamil refugees fear starvation. | ||
| tamil militant | 1.71 | Tamil militants are fighting for a separate homeland in northeast Sri Lanka. | ||
| tamil lawmaker | 1.58 | Tamil lawmaker killed in bomb explosion. | ||
| tamil people | 1.51 | Many young Tamil people fled to the north to join the him. | ||
| tamil state | 1.51 | The Tigers are seeking a separate ethnic Tamil state. | ||
| tamil separatism | 1.45 | Jaffna is the symbol of Tamil separatism in the country. | ||
| tamil area | 1.25 | This means tamping down military operations and easing an economic embargo on the Tamil areas. | ||
| tamil language | 1.05 | One bore a tattoo in Tamil language, they said. | ||
| tamil village | 1.05 | Rebel youngsters swagger openly through Tamil villages while people go about their chores. |