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Javanese and Sinhalese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
1.9 Similar To
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Maldivian Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language

Javanese vs Sinhalese Countries

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

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

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

Javanese and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Javanese and Sinhalese Regulators

Javanese and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Javanese and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Javanese and Sinhalese Language History.

Javanese and Sinhalese Continents

Thinking about Javanese and Sinhalese continents in which Javanese and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Javanese and Sinhalese. Most of the Javanese speaking countries lie in 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 Javanese and Sinhalese languages:

Javanese Interesting Facts:

  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.

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 Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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