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Sinhalese and Nepali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
India, Nepal
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Nepal
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Republic of Brazil
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
People's Republic of China
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Hindi
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language

Sinhalese vs Nepali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Nepali is official language is 2

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

Sinhalese and Nepali as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Nepali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Nepali 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.
  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.

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

Sinhalese and Nepali Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Nepali Continents

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

Nepali Interesting Facts:

  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.

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