Languages of Sri Lanka

Languages of Sri Lanka
A sign in Tamil, Sinhala and English
OfficialSinhala and Tamil
Semi-officialEnglish
VernacularSri Lankan Tamil dialects, Sri Lankan English, Sri Lanka Malay
MinoritySri Lankan Portuguese creole, Telugu, Vedda, Arwi
ForeignEnglish
SignedSri Lankan sign languages
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The main languages spoken in Sri Lanka are Tamil and Sinhala. Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Austronesian, and Dravidian families. Sri Lanka accords official status to Sinhala and Tamil, with English as a recognised language. The languages spoken on the island nation are deeply 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 in Sri Lanka. See below for the most-spoken languages of Sri Lanka.[1]

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka – language". Retrieved 20 June 2014.

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