Gujarati and Sinhalese Speaking countries
Countries
India
Sri Lanka
National Language
India
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
NA
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Gujarati and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Gujarati and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Gujarati and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Gujarati as minority language: Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Gujarati and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Gujarati vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Gujarati and Sinhalese Regulators
Gujarati and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Gujarati and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. NA regulates Gujarati language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Gujarati and Sinhalese Language History.
Gujarati and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Gujarati and Sinhalese continents in which Gujarati and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Gujarati and Sinhalese. Most of the Gujarati 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 Gujarati and Sinhalese languages:
Gujarati Interesting Facts:
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
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 Gujarati language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali Language whereas Gujarati language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.