Arabic and Sinhalese Speaking countries

Arabic

Sinhalese

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Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Sri Lanka

Total No. Of Countries

231

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National Language

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Sri Lanka

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Sri Lanka

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)

Interesting Facts

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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

Similar To

Amharic and Hebrew

Maldivian Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Arabic vs Sinhalese Countries

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

Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Sinhalese Speaking Countries: Sri Lanka.

So we find that, total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23 whereas total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1

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

Arabic and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Arabic and Sinhalese Regulators

Arabic and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Arabic and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Arabic and Sinhalese Language History.

Arabic and Sinhalese Continents

Thinking about Arabic and Sinhalese continents in which Arabic and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Sinhalese. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. While Sinhalese 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 Arabic and Sinhalese languages:

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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.

The Arabic language was derived from and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.