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+==Description==
+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.
+*The main language spoken in Sri Lanka is '''Sinhala'''.<br>
+*Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Austronesian, and Dravidian families.<br>
+*The languages spoken have been influenced by the various languages in India, Europe and Southeast Asia.<br>
+*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>
-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>
+==Word List(s)==
+'''Sinhala'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sinhala_words_of_English_origin List of Sinhala words of English origin (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sinhala.php Useful phrases in Sinhala (Omniglot)]
+*[https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-sinhala-words/ 1000 Most Common Sinhala Words (1000mostcommonwords)]
+'''Tamil'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_phonology#Sample_text Sample Text of Tamil (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/tamil.php Useful phrases in Tamil (Omniglot)]
+*[https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-tamil-words/ 1000 Most Common Tamil Words (1000mostcommonwords)]
+==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
+'''Sinhala'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language#Phonology Sinhala phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/sinhala.htm Sinhala Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Tamil'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_phonology Tamil phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/tamil.htm Tamil Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
+'''Sinhala'''
+*[https://glosbe.com/en/si English to Sinhala Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+*[https://utalk.com/en/store/sinhala Learn Sinhala (utalk)]
+*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php Learn Sinhala (My Languages)]
+* Chandralal, Dileep. ''Sinhala.'' Amsterdam, the Netherlands: John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/663885740 WorldCat].
+'''Tamil'''
+*[https://glosbe.com/en/ta English to Tamil Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhF5iR1rufo Learn Tamil in 5 Days (YouTube)]
+* Vikal, Krishna. ''Learn Tamil in 30 days through English.'' New Delhi: Diamond Books, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/172783240 WorldCat].
+==Additional Resources==
+*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Sri-Lanka Sri Lanka (Britannica)]
+*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Sri_Lanka Sri Lanka (Wikitravel)]
+==References==
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
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