Sinhalese and Bengali Speaking countries

Sinhalese

Bengali

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Sri Lanka

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh, India

1.4 Second Language

Sri Lanka

India

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

1.8 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.

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

1.9 Similar To

Maldivian Language

Assamese and Oriya

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Sinhalese vs Bengali Countries

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

Sinhalese Speaking Countries: Sri Lanka.
Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4

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

Sinhalese and Bengali as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Bengali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Bengali 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.
Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Sinhalese and Bengali Regulators

Sinhalese and Bengali speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Bengali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Bengali is regulated by Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Bengali Language History.

Sinhalese and Bengali Continents

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

Bengali Interesting Facts:

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Assamese and Oriya and derived from Sanskrit Language.