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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessinghalais
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sɛ̃.ɡa.lɛ/
"Le singhalais est la langue officielle de la majorité au Sri Lanka."
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The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the majority of the population in Sri Lanka.
"She is learning to read and write fluently in Sinhalese." - 2
A member of the principal ethnic group of Sri Lanka.
"The cultural festival was celebrated with traditional dances performed by the Sinhalese."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Sanskrit word 'siṃhala', meaning 'dwellers of lions' or 'lion-people', combined with the English suffix '-ese'. It entered English usage via Portuguese and Dutch colonial interactions in South Asia to describe the primary ethnic group and language of Sri Lanka.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sinhalese" is said worldwide
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singhalais
Transliteration: /sɛ̃.ɡa.lɛ/
"Le singhalais est la langue officielle de la majorité au Sri Lanka."
Singhalesisch
Transliteration: /zɪŋɡaˈleːzɪʃ/
"Singhalesisch wird von den meisten Menschen in Sri Lanka gesprochen."
singalese
Transliteration: /sin.ɡaˈleː.ze/
"Il singalese è una lingua indoariana parlata nello Sri Lanka."
cingalés
Transliteration: /siŋ.ɡaˈles/
"El cingalés es el idioma principal hablado en Sri Lanka."
cingalês
Transliteration: /sĩ.ɡaˈleʃ/
"O cingalês é falado pela maioria da população do Sri Lanka."
सिंहली
Transliteration: siṃhalī
"सिंहली श्रीलंका की एक प्रमुख भाषा है।"
僧伽罗语
Transliteration: sēngjiāluóyǔ
"僧伽罗语是斯里兰卡的主要语言之一。"
신할라어
Transliteration: sin-halla-eo
"신할라어는 스리랑카의 공공 언어 중 하나입니다."
シンハラ語
Transliteration: shinhara-go
"シンハラ語はスリランカの公用語の一つです。"
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