Urdu and Sinhalese Speaking countries
Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Sri Lanka
  
National Language
Pakistan
  
Sri Lanka
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Sri Lanka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Maldivian Language
  
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Urdu and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Urdu and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Urdu and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Urdu as minority language: India.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Urdu and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Urdu vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Urdu and Sinhalese Regulators
Urdu and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Urdu and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan regulates Urdu language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Urdu and Sinhalese Language History.
Urdu and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Urdu and Sinhalese continents in which Urdu and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Urdu and Sinhalese. Most of the Urdu speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. 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 Urdu and Sinhalese languages:
Urdu Interesting Facts:
- 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.
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 Urdu language was derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language and is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages whereas Urdu language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.