Maltese and Sinhalese Speaking countries

Maltese and Sinhalese as Minority Language

In Maltese and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maltese 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 Maltese and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Maltese vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Maltese and Sinhalese Regulators

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

Maltese and Sinhalese Continents

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

Maltese Interesting Facts:

• Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
• Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.

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 Maltese language was derived from Roman Languages and is similar to Western Arabic Dialects whereas Maltese language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.