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Sinhalese and Assamese Speaking countries


Assamese and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Bangladesh, Bhutan   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Asam Sahitya Sabha   

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Sinhalese and Assamese as Minority Language

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

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Assamese as minority language: Bangladesh, Bhutan.

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

Sinhalese and Assamese Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Assamese Continents

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

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