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- DictionarySinhalese/ˌsɪŋ(h)əˈliːz/
noun
- 1. a member of a people originally from northern India, now forming the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.
- 2. the Indic language of the Sinhalese.
adjective
- 1. relating to the Sinhalese or their language.
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The Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka.
Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka, alongside Tamil. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. [1] Early forms of the Sinhala language are attested as early as the 3rd century BCE. [7] .
Sep 13, 2024 · Sinhalese, member of a people of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) who constitute the largest ethnic group of that island. In the early 21st century the Sinhalese were estimated to number about 13.8 million, or 73 percent of the population.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sinhalese language, Indo-Aryan language, one of the two official languages of Sri Lanka. It was taken there by colonists from northern India about the 5th century bc. Because of its isolation from the other Indo-Aryan tongues of mainland India, Sinhalese developed along independent lines.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sinhala or Sinhalese, [2] earlier referred to as Singhalese, is the language of the Sinhalese. They are largest ethnic group of Sri Lanka. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family. Sinhala has two varieties/forms - Spoken and Written, the former being the most popular form.
Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 16 million Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka. It also used as a second language by another 3 million people belonging to other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, where it is one of the official and national languages, along with Tamil.
Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka, alongside Tamil. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Early forms of the Sinhala language are attested as early as the 3rd century BCE.
