Sinhala Alphabet Chart Collection Oppidan Library Number of speakers: c.17 million. spoken in: sri lanka. first written: 9th century ad. writing system: sinhala alphabets. status: official and national language in sri lanka. sinhala is also known as sinhalese or singhala the latter version is closer to the pronunciation native name. the native name of the language is සිංහල. Sinhala script sinhala script.
Sinhala Script Writing Writing Systems Animal Flashcards Sinhala has its own writing system, the sinhala alphabet, which is a member of the brahmic family of scripts, and a descendant of the ancient indian brahmi script. the oldest sinhala inscriptions found are from the 6th century bce, on pottery; the oldest existing literary works date from the 9th century ce. Today, the alphabet is used by approximately 16,000,000 people to write the sinhalese language in very diverse contexts, such as newspapers, tv commercials, government announcements, graffiti, and schoolbooks. sinhala is the main language written in this script, but rare instances of sri lanka malay are recorded. Sinhala is a diglossic language, that is, the spoken and written forms of the language show considerable variation. words are separated by spaces, and text runs horizontally, from left to right. sinhalese is also often considered two alphabets, or an alphabet within an alphabet, due to the presence of two sets of letters within the unicode block. Introduction: the sinhala script, also known as sinhalese or sinhala akuru, is an ancient writing system that has been instrumental in preserving the rich cultural heritage of sri lanka. as one of the world's oldest scripts still in use today, the sinhala script represents the sinhala language, the mother tongue of the majority of sri lanka's.
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