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Sinhalese and Malayalam Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language

Sinhalese vs Malayalam Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

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

Sinhalese and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Malayalam 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.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Sinhalese and Malayalam Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Malayalam Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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