German and Sinhalese Speaking countries

German

Sinhalese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

Sri Lanka

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Germany

Sri Lanka

1.4 Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

Sri Lanka

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)

1.8 Interesting Facts

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Maldivian Language

1.10 Derived From

Albanian Languages

Sanskrit Language

German vs Sinhalese Countries

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

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Sinhalese Speaking Countries: Sri Lanka.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1

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

German and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

German and Sinhalese Regulators

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

German and Sinhalese Continents

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

German Interesting Facts:

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.