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Sinhalese and Dutch Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
German and English Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Sinhalese vs Dutch Countries

Comparing Sinhalese vs Dutch countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Sinhalese and Dutch languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6

Find if Sinhalese and Dutch are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Sinhalese and Dutch speaking countries will give you the presence of Sinhalese and Dutch languages in different countries. Along with Sinhalese vs Dutch countries, you can also compare Sinhalese vs Dutch.

Sinhalese and Dutch as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Dutch as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.

If you want to compare Sinhalese and Dutch dialects, then you can go to Sinhalese vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Sinhalese and Dutch Regulators

Sinhalese and Dutch speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Dutch Language History.

Sinhalese and Dutch Continents

Thinking about Sinhalese and Dutch continents in which Sinhalese and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Sinhalese and Dutch. Most of the Sinhalese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Sinhalese and Dutch languages:

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

Dutch Interesting Facts:

  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from Not Available.

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