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Burmese and Sinhalese History


Sinhalese and Burmese Language History


History

Origin
1113 AD   
3   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Burmese, Middle Burmese, Burmese   
Sinhalese Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Modern Burmese   
Modern Sinhalese   

Language Position
43   
32
70   
99+

Signed Forms
Burmese sign language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Burmese and Sinhalese

The Early forms of Burmese and Sinhalese explains the evolution of Burmese and Sinhalese languages which is under Burmese and Sinhalese history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Burmese and Sinhalese history we will understand how the Burmese and Sinhalese languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Burmese: Old Burmese, Middle Burmese, Burmese.
  • Early forms of Sinhalese: Sinhalese Prakrit.
  • Standard forms of Burmese: Modern Burmese.
  • Standard forms of Sinhalese: Modern Sinhalese.
  • Signed forms of Burmese: Burmese sign language
  • Signed forms of Sinhalese: Burmese sign language

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Burmese and Sinhalese Language Family

In Burmese and Sinhalese history, you will get to know about Burmese and Sinhalese language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Burmese is a part of Sino-Tibetan Family while Sinhalese is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Burmese is Tibeto-Burman and Not Available resp. The subgroup and branch of Sinhalese is Indo-Iranian and Indic resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Burmese and Sinhalese language on Burmese vs Sinhalese alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Burmese vs Sinhalese Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Burmese vs Sinhalese language rank. Burmese and Sinhalese history gives you Burmese and Sinhalese language rank. The Burmese language rank is 43. And Sinhalese language rank is 70. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Burmese vs Sinhalese.

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