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Sinhalese
Sinhalese

Ilocano
Ilocano



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Countries

Countries

Sri Lanka
Philippines

Total No. Of Countries

11
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National Language

Sri Lanka
Philippines

Second Language

Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Commission on the Filipino Language

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.
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.

Similar To

Maldivian Language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
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Sinhalese vs Ilocano Countries

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Ilocano as Minority Language

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Ilocano Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Ilocano Continents

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

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.

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages and derived from .