Countries
Sri Lanka
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Sri Lanka
India
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
හලෝ (halō)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Vedda
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not Available
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
singhalais
marathe
German Name
Singhalesisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Marathi people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sinh1246
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Sinhalese and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Marathi Speaking population
Sinhalese and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Sinhalese vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Marathi Language Codes
Sinhalese and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.