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Sinhalese and Malaysian Speaking countries


Malaysian and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Malaysia   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Thailand   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Tamil Language   

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Sinhalese and Malaysian as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Malaysian 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.
  • Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.

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

Sinhalese and Malaysian Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Malaysian Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

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

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