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Sinhalese and Malaysian Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Thailand
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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.
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Indonesian Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Tamil Language

Sinhalese vs Malaysian Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Malaysian is official language is 3

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

Sinhalese and Malaysian as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Malaysian 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.
  • Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.

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

Sinhalese and Malaysian Regulators

Sinhalese and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Malaysian Language History.

Sinhalese and Malaysian Continents

Thinking about Sinhalese and Malaysian continents in which Sinhalese and Malaysian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Sinhalese and Malaysian. Most of the Sinhalese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malaysian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Malaysian 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.

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Indonesian Language and derived from Tamil Language.