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Malayalam and Sinhalese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Sri Lanka
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Sri Lanka
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Maldivian Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language

Malayalam vs Sinhalese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1

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

Malayalam and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Malayalam and Sinhalese Regulators

Malayalam and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Malayalam and Sinhalese Language History.

Malayalam and Sinhalese Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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 Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.