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Sinhalese and Chinese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
15
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
China, Taiwan
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Republic of Brazil
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
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1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Sinhalese vs Chinese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5

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

Sinhalese and Chinese as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Chinese 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.
  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.

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

Sinhalese and Chinese Regulators

Sinhalese and Chinese speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Chinese Language History.

Sinhalese and Chinese Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.