Assamese and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Assamese and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Assamese and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Assamese as minority language: Bangladesh, Bhutan.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Assamese and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Assamese vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Assamese and Sinhalese Regulators
Assamese and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Assamese and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asam Sahitya Sabha regulates Assamese language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Assamese and Sinhalese Language History.
Assamese and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Assamese and Sinhalese continents in which Assamese and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Assamese and Sinhalese. Most of the Assamese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Sinhalese 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 Assamese and Sinhalese languages:
Assamese Interesting Facts:
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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.
The Assamese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali and Oriya whereas Assamese language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.