Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Sri Lanka
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Spain
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Sinhala alphabet
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Gràcies
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Good Night
Bona nit
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good Evening
Bona nit
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good Morning
Bon dia
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Please
Sisplau
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Sorry
Perdó!
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
I Love You
T'estimo
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Sri Lanka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Not Available
Where They Speak
Spain
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Not Available
Where They Speak
Spain
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
català
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
French Name
catalan; valencien
singhalais
German Name
Katalanisch
Singhalesisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Sinhalese people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Sinhalese Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Modern Sinhalese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
sinh1246
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Catalan and Sinhalese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Catalan and Sinhalese dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Sinhalese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Sinhalese Dialects are spoken in different Sinhalese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Sinhalese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda , Not Available. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Sinhalese Speaking population
Catalan and Sinhalese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Sinhalese languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Sinhalese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Catalan and Sinhalese on Catalan vs Sinhalese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Sinhalese Language Codes
Catalan and Sinhalese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Sinhalese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.