Sinhalese and Filipino
Countries
Sri Lanka
Philippines
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)
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
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.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
Salamat
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Kumusta
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
magandang gabi
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Magandang umaga
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Mangyaring
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
patawarin ninyo ako
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Philippines
Dialect 2
Not Available
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Not Available
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Waray
Where They Speak
Not Available
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
filipino
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Pilipino
French Name
singhalais
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Singhalesisch
Pilipino
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
si
No Data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sinh1246
fili1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Sinhalese and Filipino Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sinhalese and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Filipino Speaking population
Sinhalese and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sinhalese and Filipino on Sinhalese vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Filipino Language Codes
Sinhalese and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.