Sinhalese and Luri
National Language
Sri Lanka
Iran
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not Available
Speaking Continents
Asia
Antartica
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not Available
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Not Available
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.
Not Available
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Persian
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Luri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, NA
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
Thank you
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
how are you
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good night
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good evening
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good afternoon
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Good morning
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Please
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
sorry
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
i love you
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
excuse me
Dialect 1
Vedda
Feyli lurish
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not Available
Bakhtiari
Where They Speak
Not Available
Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Laki
Where They Speak
Not Available
Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
nanme
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Lori, Luri, Luristani
French Name
singhalais
Not Available
German Name
Singhalesisch
Not Available
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Lurs
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
gd
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
gd
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 2/T
sin
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
sin
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Sinhalese and Luri 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 Luri dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Luri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Luri Dialects are spoken in different Luri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Luri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Luri dialects include: Feyli lurish , Bakhtiari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Luri Speaking population
Sinhalese and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Sinhalese vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Luri Language Codes
Sinhalese and Luri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Luri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
