Sri Lanka Languages
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Description
Sri Lanka confers official status to Sinhala, Tamil, and English as recognized languages.
- The main language spoken in Sri Lanka is Sinhala.
- Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Austronesian, and Dravidian families.
- The languages spoken have been influenced by the various languages in India, Europe and Southeast Asia.
- Arab settlers and the colonial powers of Portugal, the Netherlands, and Britain have also influenced the development of modern languages. [1]
Word List(s)
Sinhala
- List of Sinhala words of English origin (Wikipedia)
- Useful phrases in Sinhala (Omniglot)
- 1000 Most Common Sinhala Words (1000mostcommonwords)
Tamil
- Sample Text of Tamil (Wikipedia)
- Useful phrases in Tamil (Omniglot)
- 1000 Most Common Tamil Words (1000mostcommonwords)
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Sinhala
Tamil
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Sinhala
- English to Sinhala Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn Sinhala (utalk)
- Learn Sinhala (My Languages)
- Chandralal, Dileep. Sinhala. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010. Available at: WorldCat.
Tamil
- English to Tamil Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn Tamil in 5 Days (YouTube)
- Vikal, Krishna. Learn Tamil in 30 days through English. New Delhi: Diamond Books, 2006. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Sri Lanka," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Sri_Lanka, accessed 2 May 2023.