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Sinhalese and Javanese Speaking countries


Javanese and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Indonesia   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Not Available   

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 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.
  

Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Sinhalese and Javanese as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Javanese 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.
  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.

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

Sinhalese and Javanese Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Javanese Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

Javanese Interesting Facts:

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

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