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Sinhalese
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Countries

Sri Lanka

Total No. Of Countries

1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
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National Language

Sri Lanka

Second Language

Sri Lanka

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)

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.

Similar To

Maldivian Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Sinhalese Countries

Sinhalese is one of the important languages. Sinhalese countries are the countries where Sinhalese is used for interaction between citizens and government officials. Sinhalese countries are the countries where Sinhalese is main language. In Sinhalese countries, all the official documents are written in Sinhalese language. In Sinhalese speaking countries, various Sinhalese Dialects are spoken. Each Sinhalese dialect has it's own pronunciations and words, as a result of these differences, sometimes communication problems arise between speakers from different Sinhalese speaking countries. Check out detailed information About Sinhalese Language.

Sinhalese national language and Sinhalese as a Second Language

Sinhalese speaking countries include both countries with Sinhalese national language and Sinhalese as a second language. Check if Sinhalese language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.

  • Sinhalese is national language of .

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Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.

  • Sinhalese is second language of .

The Sinhalese countries mentioned under Sinhalese Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak Sinhalese language.

Sinhalese as minority language

Countries with Sinhalese as minority language are also included in Sinhalese speaking countries.

  • Sinhalese is spoken as minority language in .

Along with Sinhalese speaking countries check out Sinhalese speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.

  • Continent wise Sinhalese speaking countries mainly lie in .

You can also explore more about all Oceania Languages which are spoken in Oceania Continent.

Sinhalese Regulator and Facts

Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate Sinhalese language are Sinhalese regulators. Sinhalese is regulated by . The regulatory bodies of Sinhalese lie in Sinhalese speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of Sinhalese: .

The Sinhalese language is derived from and is closely related to .