Sinhalese and Irish
Countries
Sri Lanka
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Sri Lanka
Ireland
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Foras na Gaeilge
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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
හලෝ (halō)
Dia dhuit
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
le do thoil
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Tá brón orm
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Vedda
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Connacht
Dialect 2
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
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Munster
Dialect 3
Up-Country Sinhalese
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
-
Ulster
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
singhalais
irlandais moyen
German Name
Singhalesisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Irish people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Celtic
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Signed Sinhalese
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sinh1246
iris1253
Linguasphere
No data available
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Sinhalese and Irish Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sinhalese and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Sri Lankan Sinhala. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Irish Speaking population
Sinhalese and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sinhalese and Irish on Sinhalese vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Irish Language Codes
Sinhalese and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.