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Sinhalese and Urdu Speaking countries


Urdu and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

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Sinhalese and Urdu as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Urdu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Urdu 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.
  • Urdu as minority language: India.

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

Sinhalese and Urdu Regulators

Sinhalese and Urdu speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Urdu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Urdu is regulated by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Urdu Language History.

Sinhalese and Urdu Continents

Thinking about Sinhalese and Urdu continents in which Sinhalese and Urdu speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Sinhalese and Urdu. Most of the Sinhalese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Urdu speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. 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 Urdu languages:

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

Urdu Interesting Facts:

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

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