Bengali and Sinhalese Speaking countries

Bengali

Sinhalese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

Sri Lanka

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Bangladesh, India

Sri Lanka

1.4 Second Language

India

Sri Lanka

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)

1.8 Interesting Facts

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

1.9 Similar To

Assamese and Oriya

Maldivian Language

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Bengali vs Sinhalese Countries

Comparing Bengali vs Sinhalese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Bengali and Sinhalese languages.

Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.
Sinhalese Speaking Countries: Sri Lanka.

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1

Find if Bengali and Sinhalese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Bengali and Sinhalese speaking countries will give you the presence of Bengali and Sinhalese languages in different countries. Along with Bengali vs Sinhalese countries, you can also compare Bengali vs Sinhalese.

Bengali and Sinhalese as Minority Language

In Bengali and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bengali and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Bengali and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Bengali vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Bengali and Sinhalese Regulators

Bengali and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Bengali and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Bengali and Sinhalese Language History.

Bengali and Sinhalese Continents

Thinking about Bengali and Sinhalese continents in which Bengali and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Sinhalese. Most of the Bengali 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 Bengali and Sinhalese languages:

Bengali Interesting Facts:

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

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 Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.