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Sinhalese and Indonesian Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
East Timor, Indonesia
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Malay language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Malay and Dutch Languages

Sinhalese vs Indonesian Countries

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Indonesian as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Indonesian 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.
  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.

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

Sinhalese and Indonesian Regulators

Sinhalese and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Indonesian Language History.

Sinhalese and Indonesian Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.