Burmese and Sinhalese Speaking countries

Burmese vs Sinhalese Countries

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

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

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

Burmese and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

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

Burmese and Sinhalese Regulators

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

Burmese and Sinhalese Continents

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

Burmese Interesting Facts:

• The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
• It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as 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 Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.