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Sinhalese and Maltese Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Sri Lanka
European Union, Malta

Total No. Of Countries

12
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National Language

Sri Lanka
Malta

Second Language

Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Europe

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America

Regulated By

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
National Council for the Maltese 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.
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.

Similar To

Maldivian Language
Western Arabic Dialects

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
Roman Languages

Sinhalese vs Maltese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Maltese is official language is 2

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

Sinhalese and Maltese as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Maltese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Maltese 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.
  • Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.

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

Sinhalese and Maltese Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Maltese Continents

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

Maltese Interesting Facts:

  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Western Arabic Dialects and derived from Roman Languages.