Sinhalese is primarily spoken in Sri Lanka and is one of the two official languages of the country. It has a rich literary tradition, with texts dating back over 2,000 years.
Sinhalese
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Classification
Indo-European > Indic
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Speakers
16 million
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Script
Sinhalese
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Sri Lanka
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Other names
Sinhala
Sinhalese
Sinhalese is spoken on the island of Sri Lanka by about 16 million people.
Sinhalese is written with the Sinhala writing system. It is based on an abugida, meaning each character contains a consonant plus a vowel as a diacritic. There are 56 syllabi – twice as many as in English.
Interestingly, whilst Sinhala has its fair share of slang and swear words in the spoken form, it is almost impossible to find these in any form of written text.
At Geo Language Services, our Sinhalese translations respect its cultural and historical context, ensuring your content is communicated effectively and authentically to Sinhalese speakers.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
In Sinhalese, the efficient word "ayubowan" can be used for "good morning", "good evening", "good night" and "goodbye".
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