Kannada and Sinhalese Speaking countries

Kannada and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

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

Kannada and Sinhalese Regulators

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

Kannada and Sinhalese Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

• Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
• Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.

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 Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.