Countries
Sri Lanka
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Sri Lanka
Portugal
Second Language
Sri Lanka
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
obrigado
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Como você está?
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
boa noite
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
bom Dia
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Por Favor
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
pesaroso
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Vedda
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not Available
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Not Available
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Not Available
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Português
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Português
French Name
singhalais
portugais
German Name
Singhalesisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sinh1246
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Sinhalese and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Portuguese Speaking population
Sinhalese and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Sinhalese vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Portuguese Language Codes
Sinhalese and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.