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| ==Description==
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| Sri Lanka confers official status to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language '''Sinhala'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language '''Tamil'''], and '''English''' as recognized languages.
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| *The main language spoken in Sri Lanka is '''Sinhala'''.<br>
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| *Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Austronesian, and Dravidian families.<br>
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| *The languages spoken have been influenced by the various languages in India, Europe and Southeast Asia.<br>
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| *Arab settlers and the colonial powers of Portugal, the Netherlands, and Britain have also influenced the development of modern languages. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Sri Lanka," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Sri_Lanka, accessed 2 May 2023.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)==
| | The official language of Sri Lanka is Sinhalese. Sinhalese and English are utilized for governmental and legal functions. Tamil is spoken in the northern and eastern provinces.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Sri Lanka,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-2000.</ref> |
| '''Sinhala'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sinhala_words_of_English_origin List of Sinhala words of English origin (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sinhala.php Useful phrases in Sinhala (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-sinhala-words/ 1000 Most Common Sinhala Words (1000mostcommonwords)]
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| '''Tamil'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_phonology#Sample_text Sample Text of Tamil (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/tamil.php Useful phrases in Tamil (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-tamil-words/ 1000 Most Common Tamil Words (1000mostcommonwords)]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Sinhala'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language#Phonology Sinhala phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/sinhala.htm Sinhala Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Tamil'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_phonology Tamil phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/tamil.htm Tamil Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |
| '''Sinhala'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/si English to Sinhala Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://utalk.com/en/store/sinhala Learn Sinhala (utalk)]
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| *[http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php Learn Sinhala (My Languages)]
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| * Chandralal, Dileep. ''Sinhala.'' Amsterdam, the Netherlands: John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/663885740 WorldCat].
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| '''Tamil'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/ta English to Tamil Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhF5iR1rufo Learn Tamil in 5 Days (YouTube)]
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| * Vikal, Krishna. ''Learn Tamil in 30 days through English.'' New Delhi: Diamond Books, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/172783240 WorldCat].
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Sri-Lanka Sri Lanka (Britannica)]
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| *[https://wikitravel.org/en/Sri_Lanka Sri Lanka (Wikitravel)]
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| ==References==
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