Sinhala

Sinhala

Sinhala or Sinhalese can refer to:

  • Sinhalese people, the majority ethnic group in Sri Lanka
  • Sinhala language, the language spoken by the Sinhalese people
  • Sinhala script, the alphabet and script used in the Sinhala language
  • Sinhala Kingdom, the legendary Sri Lankan kingdom in the Mahābhārata
  • "Sinhala", a track on the 1999 LP Release The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia

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  • Sinhala — [sin hä′lə] adj. SINHALESE (adj. ) n. SINHALESE (n. 2) * * * Sin·ha·la (sĭn häʹlə) n. pl. Sinhal …   Universalium

  • Sinhala — [sin hä′lə] adj. SINHALESE (adj. ) n. SINHALESE (n. 2) …   English World dictionary

  • Sinhala — Singhalesisch (සිංහල) Gesprochen in Sri Lanka Sprecher 16 Millionen Linguistische Klassifikation Indogermanische Sprachen Indoiranische Sprachen Indoarische Sprachen Insel Indoarische Sprachen Singhalesisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Sinhala words of Tamil origin — came about as part of the more than 2000 years of language interactions between Sinhala and Tamil in the Island of Sri Lanka.Kinds of loanwords;BorrowingsThe words pertaining to the fields of commerce, administration, botany, food and military… …   Wikipedia

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  • Sinhala Only Act — The Sinhala Only Act (formally the Official Language Act) was a law passed in the Ceylonese parliament in 1956 (the country was renamed Sri Lanka in 1972). The law mandated Sinhala, the language of Sri Lanka s majority Sinhalese community, which… …   Wikipedia

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  • Sinhala words of Portuguese origin — This article is about Sinhala words of Portuguese origin. Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. Exception from the standard are the romanization of Sinhala long ä (IPA| [æː] ) as ää , and… …   Wikipedia

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