Language

Sinhala

Sinhala is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 22 countries.

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Scripture in Sinhala

A complete Bible is reported in Sinhala.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Sinhala is spoken

  • Sri Lanka
  • Australia
  • Brunei
  • Canada
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States

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About Sinhala

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
sin
Glottocode
sinh1246
Also known as
Sinhala: Rodiya

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Sinhala as a whole.

  • RodiyaNo known Scripture
  • SabaragamuNo known Scripture
  • SouthernNo known Scripture
  • Up-countryNo known Scripture
  • Uva ProvinceNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.