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Sinhalese and Malagasy Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Madagascar
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Not Available
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.
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Not Available
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available

Sinhalese vs Malagasy Countries

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Malagasy as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Malagasy speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Malagasy 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.
  • Malagasy as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Sinhalese and Malagasy Regulators

Sinhalese and Malagasy speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Malagasy regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Malagasy is not regulated. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Malagasy Language History.

Sinhalese and Malagasy Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.