Sinhalese and Finnish as Minority Language
In Sinhalese and Finnish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Finnish 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.
- Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.
If you want to compare Sinhalese and Finnish dialects, then you can go to Sinhalese vs Finnish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Sinhalese and Finnish Regulators
Sinhalese and Finnish speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Finnish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Finnish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Finnish Language History.
Sinhalese and Finnish Continents
Thinking about Sinhalese and Finnish continents in which Sinhalese and Finnish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Sinhalese and Finnish. Most of the Sinhalese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Finnish 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.
Finnish Interesting Facts:
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages and derived from Not Available.