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Sinhalese and Cebuano Speaking countries


Cebuano and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Philippines   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Island of Cebu   

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Sinhalese and Cebuano as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Cebuano speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Cebuano 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.
  • Cebuano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Sinhalese and Cebuano Regulators

Sinhalese and Cebuano speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Cebuano regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Cebuano is regulated by Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Cebuano Language History.

Sinhalese and Cebuano Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

Cebuano Interesting Facts:

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Hiligaynon Language and derived from Island of Cebu.

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