Language/Sinhala

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Facts about Sinhala

Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million.

Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totaling about 4 million people as of 2001.

It is written using the Sinhala script, which is one of the Brahmic scripts; a descendant of the ancient Indian Brahmi script closely related to the Kadamba script.

Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature.

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• Language code (ISO 639-3): sin
• Autonyms (how to write "Sinhala" in Sinhala): සිංහල
• Other names for "Sinhala": Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhalese, Chingalese
• The Sinhala language is spoken in: Sri Lanka

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language

Sinhala Dictionaries

• Kapruka: Sinhala-English & Tamil-English dictionary (+ audio)

• Sinhala online: Sinhala-English vocabulary

• A Sinhalese-English dictionary by Charles Carter (1926)

• Sinhalese-English dictionary by Benjamin Clough (1892)

• Dictionary of the English and Singhalese by Benjamin Clough (1821)

• Singhalese-English

• Athetha wakya deepanya, a collection of Sinhalese proverbs, maxims, fables, by Alexander Mendis Senanayaka (1880)

Sources

https://www.lexilogos.com/english/sinhala_dictionary.htm

Free Sinhala Lessons

• Grammar Lessons

• Vocabulary Lessons

• Pronunciation Lessons

• Culture Lessons

Language Exchange

• Find members TEACHING Sinhala

• Find members LEARNING Sinhala

Forum

• SHARE ideas about Sinhala

• Ask a QUESTION about Sinhala

Tools

• Have your text CORRECTED in Sinhala

• VIDEOS to learn Sinhala

Marketplace

• Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Sinhala

Sinhala Online Virtual Keyboard

Last Lessons

Speaking and Writing Production — Listening and Reading Comprehension — European Colonization and Independence — Ancient Civilization of Sri Lanka — Sinhala Slang and Colloquialisms — Expressions and Idioms — Tourist Attractions and Activities — Booking and Checking In — Traditional Arts and Crafts — Sinhala Folklore and Legends — Passive Voice — Conditional and Subjunctive — Adjectives and Adverbs — Transportation and Directions — Family and Relationships — Sinhala Cuisine — Festivals and Celebrations — Verbs and Tenses — Nouns and Pronouns — Sinhala Alphabet — Numbers and Counting — Greetings and Introductions — 0 to A1 Course — How to Use Have — How to Use Be — How to say Good Bye? — Health — Give your Opinion — Future Tense — Fruits