Sinhalese and Santali Speaking countries

Sinhalese and Santali as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Santali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Santali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Sinhalese and Santali Regulators

Sinhalese and Santali speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Santali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Santali is not regulated. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Santali Language History.

Sinhalese and Santali Continents

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

Santali Interesting Facts:

• Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
• Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.

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