Countries
Sri Lanka
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Sri Lanka
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
54247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1812
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3618
9
60
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
හලෝ (halō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Vedda
Kongu
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Kongu
How Many People Speak
19,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
-
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
19,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Up-Country Sinhalese
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
-
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
16,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
110
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
16.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.25 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
16.00 million70.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
2.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
singhalais
tamoul
German Name
Singhalesisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
3
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Modern Tamil
Language Position
7018
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Sinhalese
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
si
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sin
tam
ISO 639 2/B
sin
tam
ISO 639 3
sin
tam
ISO 639 6
sin
tam
Glottocode
sinh1246
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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