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Sri Lanka
1
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Asia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Maldivian Language
Sanskrit Language
 
Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200
54
18
36
Sinhala alphabet
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2
44 weeks
 
හලෝ (halō)
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
බායි (bāyi)
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
 
Vedda
Sri Lanka
19,000,000.00
Sri Lankan Sinhala
-
19,000,000.00
Up-Country Sinhalese
-
16,000,000.00
1
 
16.00 million
0.25 %
16.00 million
2.00 million
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
singhalais
Singhalesisch
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
Sinhalese people
 
3
Indo-European Family
Indo-Iranian
Indic
Sinhalese Prakrit
Modern Sinhalese
70
Signed Sinhalese
Individual
 
si
sin
sin
sin
sin
sinh1246
No data available
Living
Subject-Object-Verb
Fusional
 
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
6
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Asia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  • 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.
    Malayalam
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    247
    12
    18
    Tamil
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    3
    44 weeks
     
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
     
    Kongu
    Kongu
    77,000,000.00
    Madurai Tamil
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    77,000,000.00
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    77,000,000.00
    10
     
    78.00 million
    1.06 %
    70.00 million
    8.00 million
    தமிழ்
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    tamoul
    Tamil
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    Tamil people or Tamilans
     
    300 BC
    Dravidian Family
    -
    -
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    Modern Tamil
    18
    Signed Tamil
    Individual
     
    ta
    tam
    tam
    tam
    tam
    tami1289, oldt1248
    tami1289
    Living
    Subject-Object-Verb
    -

    Sinhalese and Tamil Alphabets

    Sinhalese and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Sinhalese and Tamil. In Sinhalese Alphabets there are letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are letters. To learn Sinhalese and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Sinhalese and Tamil languages. The Sinhalese phonology consist Sinhalese vowels and Sinhalese consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Sinhalese vs Tamil, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Sinhalese and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

    All Sinhalese and Tamil 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 Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Tamil varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: , . Tamil dialects include: , . Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

    Sinhalese and Tamil Speaking population

    Sinhalese and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is . 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 Tamil on Sinhalese vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Sinhalese and Tamil Language Codes

    Sinhalese vs Tamil are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.