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Sinhalese and Burmese History


Burmese and Sinhalese Language History


History

Origin
3   
1113 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit   
Old Burmese, Middle Burmese, Burmese   

Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese   
Modern Burmese   

Language Position
70   
99+
43   
32

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Burmese sign language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Sinhalese and Burmese

The Early forms of Sinhalese and Burmese explains the evolution of Sinhalese and Burmese languages which is under Sinhalese and Burmese history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Sinhalese and Burmese history we will understand how the Sinhalese and Burmese languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Sinhalese: Sinhalese Prakrit.
  • Early forms of Burmese: Old Burmese, Middle Burmese, Burmese.
  • Standard forms of Sinhalese: Modern Sinhalese.
  • Standard forms of Burmese: Modern Burmese.
  • Signed forms of Sinhalese: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Burmese: Not Available

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Sinhalese and Burmese Language Family

In Sinhalese and Burmese history, you will get to know about Sinhalese and Burmese language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Sinhalese is a part of Indo-European Family while Burmese is a part of Sino-Tibetan Family. The subgroup and branch of Sinhalese is Indo-Iranian and Indic resp. The subgroup and branch of Burmese is Tibeto-Burman and Not Available resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Sinhalese and Burmese language on Sinhalese vs Burmese alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Sinhalese vs Burmese Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Sinhalese vs Burmese language rank. Sinhalese and Burmese history gives you Sinhalese and Burmese language rank. The Sinhalese language rank is 70. And Burmese language rank is 43. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Sinhalese vs Burmese.

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