Nepali and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Nepali and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Nepali and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Nepali and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Nepali vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Nepali and Sinhalese Regulators
Nepali and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Nepali and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Nepali and Sinhalese Language History.
Nepali and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Nepali and Sinhalese continents in which Nepali and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Nepali and Sinhalese. Most of the Nepali 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 Nepali and Sinhalese languages:
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
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 Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.