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Sinhalese and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Sinhalese and Kannada as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Kannada 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.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Sinhalese and Kannada Regulators

Sinhalese and Kannada speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Kannada Language History.

Sinhalese and Kannada Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

Kannada Interesting Facts:

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Telugu and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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