Countries
Sri Lanka
India, Manipur
National Language
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
හලෝ (halō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Not Available
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Not Available
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Nongale haugatl
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Saobiganu
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
Chatcharage
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Not Available
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not Available
Pangal
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
singhalais
Meithei
German Name
Singhalesisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Meithei people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Standard Meithei
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
si
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sinh1246
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Sinhalese and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Meithei Speaking population
Sinhalese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Meithei on Sinhalese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Meithei Language Codes
Sinhalese and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.