Countries
Sri Lanka
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
National Language
Sri Lanka
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
grazie
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Come stai?
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
buonanotte
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
buonasera
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
buongiorno
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Per Favore
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
scusate
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
arrivederci
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Ti amo
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Scusami
Dialect 1
Vedda
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Lazio
Dialect 2
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Central Italian
Where They Speak
-
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Dialect 3
Up-Country Sinhalese
Tuscan
Where They Speak
-
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Italiano
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Italiano
French Name
singhalais
italien
German Name
Singhalesisch
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Italians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Italian
Signed Forms
Signed Sinhalese
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sinh1246
ital1282
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Sinhalese and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Sri Lankan Sinhala. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Italian Speaking population
Sinhalese and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Sinhalese vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Italian Language Codes
Sinhalese and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.