Sinhalese and Tamil Speaking countries

Sinhalese and Tamil as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Tamil as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Sinhalese and Tamil Regulators

Sinhalese and Tamil speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Tamil Language History.

Sinhalese and Tamil Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

• Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
• The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.