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Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka

Total No. Of Countries

331
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Sri Lanka

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Sri Lanka

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia

Minority Language

South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

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Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Maldivian Language

Derived From

Latin
Sanskrit Language

English vs Sinhalese Countries

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

  • English Speaking Countries: Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Sinhalese Speaking Countries: Sri Lanka.

So we find that, total number of countries where English is official language is 33 whereas total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1

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

English and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

  • English as minority language: South Africa.
  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

English and Sinhalese Regulators

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

English and Sinhalese Continents

Thinking about English and Sinhalese continents in which English and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on English and Sinhalese. Most of the English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 English and Sinhalese languages:

English Interesting Facts:

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

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 English language was derived from Latin and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages whereas English language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.