Sinhalese and Norwegian Speaking countries

Sinhalese

Norwegian

Norwegian and Sinhalese Speaking Countries

Countries

Sri Lanka

Norway

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Sri Lanka

Norway

Second Language

Sri Lanka

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Europe, South America

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Nynorsk

Regulated By

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)

Norwegian Language Council

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.

Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.

Similar To

Maldivian Language

Swedish and Danish Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Not Available

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Sinhalese and Norwegian as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Norwegian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Norwegian 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.
Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.

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

Sinhalese and Norwegian Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Norwegian Continents

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

Norwegian Interesting Facts:

Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages and derived from Not Available.