French and Sinhalese Speaking countries
Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Sri Lanka
National Language
France
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
French and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In French and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have French and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare French and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to French vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
French and Sinhalese Regulators
French and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you French and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, French and Sinhalese Language History.
French and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about French and Sinhalese continents in which French and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Sinhalese. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, 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 French and Sinhalese languages:
French Interesting Facts:
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
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 French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.