Countries
Sri Lanka
Philippines
National Language
Sri Lanka
Philippines
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Baybayin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
Salamat po
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Magandang umaga po
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
pakiusap
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Vedda
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Bisalog
Where They Speak
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Philippines
Dialect 3
Up-Country Sinhalese
Filipino
Where They Speak
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Philippines
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
singhalais
tagalog
German Name
Singhalesisch
Tagalog
Pronunciation
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Tagalog people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Filipino
Signed Forms
Signed Sinhalese
Signed Tagalog
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sinh1246
taga1269
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Sinhalese and Tagalog 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 Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Sri Lankan Sinhala. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Tagalog Speaking population
Sinhalese and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Sinhalese vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Tagalog Language Codes
Sinhalese and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.