Countries
Sri Lanka
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Sri Lanka
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Telugu
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
හලෝ (halō)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not Available
Urali
Where They Speak
Not Available
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Not Available
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
singhalais
kannada
German Name
Singhalesisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Kannadiga
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sinh1246
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Sinhalese and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Kannada Speaking population
Sinhalese and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Sinhalese vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Kannada Language Codes
Sinhalese and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.