sinhala

/sɪnhˈɑːlə/

[noun] [adjective]

Sinhala

[NOUN]

the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka

synonyms : Singhalese

Sinhalese

sinhala

[ADJECTIVE]

of or relating to the Sinhalese languages

synonyms : Singhalese

Sinhalese

Examples

1. Sri Lankan people speak various languages most commonly, Sinhala.

2. Sinhala script has those interesting curves, and swirls, and lines.

3. Sinhala also developed directly from Brahmi.

4. Maharashtri Prakrit is the ancestor of the southern Indo-Aryan languages, including Konkani, Marathi, as well as Sinhala, of Sri Lanka, and Dihevi of the Maldives.

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