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Sinhalese and Armenian


Armenian and Sinhalese


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   

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 first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Greek   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
54   
33
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
18   
15
6   
3

How Many Consonants
36   
26
32   
22

Scripts
Sinhala alphabet   
Armenian manuscript   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
හලෝ (halō)   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
බායි (bāyi)   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vedda   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
Sri Lanka   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

Dialect 2
Not Available   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Not Applicable   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
16.00 million   
99+
6.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.25 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
16.00 million   
39
6.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million   
34
Not Available   

Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
singhalais   
arménien   

German Name
Singhalesisch   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Sinhalese people   
Armenians   

History

Origin
3   
late 5th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Language Position
70   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
si   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sin   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
sin   
arm   

ISO 639 3
sin   
hye   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sinh1246   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
No data available   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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All Sinhalese and Armenian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sinhalese and Armenian dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Armenian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Armenian Dialects are spoken in different Armenian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Armenian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian , Western Armenian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sinhalese and Armenian Speaking population

Sinhalese and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sinhalese and Armenian on Sinhalese vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sinhalese and Armenian Language Codes

Sinhalese and Armenian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Armenian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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