Tagalog and Sinhalese Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
Sri Lanka
National Language
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Filipinos
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Tagalog and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Tagalog and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tagalog and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Tagalog and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Tagalog vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Tagalog and Sinhalese Regulators
Tagalog and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Tagalog and Sinhalese Language History.
Tagalog and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Tagalog and Sinhalese continents in which Tagalog and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Sinhalese. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. While Sinhalese 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 Tagalog and Sinhalese languages:
Tagalog Interesting Facts:
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
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.
The Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.