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Countries

Sri Lanka
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

14
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National Language

Sri Lanka
Russia

Second Language

Sri Lanka
Afganistan

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Regulated By

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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.
  • In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

Similar To

Maldivian Language
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Sinhalese vs Russian Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4

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

Sinhalese and Russian as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Russian 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.
  • Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

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

Sinhalese and Russian Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Russian Continents

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

Russian Interesting Facts:

  • In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.