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Sinhalese and Punjabi Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
India, Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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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.
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Hindi Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language

Sinhalese vs Punjabi Countries

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Punjabi as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Punjabi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Punjabi 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.
  • Punjabi as minority language: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Sinhalese and Punjabi Regulators

Sinhalese and Punjabi speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Punjabi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Punjabi is not regulated. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Punjabi Language History.

Sinhalese and Punjabi Continents

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

Punjabi Interesting Facts:

  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.

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