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The | ==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> | |||
==Word List(s)== | |||
'''Sinhala''' | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sinhala.php Useful phrases in Sinhala (Omniglot)] | |||
'''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)] | |||
==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)] | |||
'''Tamil''' | |||
*[https://glosbe.com/en/ta English to Tamil Dictionary (Glosbe)] | |||
==Additional Resources== | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Sri Lanka]] | [[Category:Sri Lanka]] | ||