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A language of
Sri Lanka
Location
Widespread.
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Australia
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
64,600 in Australia (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Canada
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
16,300 in Canada (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Cyprus
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
7,160 in Cyprus (2013 UNSD).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Denmark
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
7,000 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Germany
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
25,800 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Libya
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
16,400 in Libya (2020).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Malaysia
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
4,400 in Malaysia (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Maldives
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
2,500 in Maldives (2017).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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New Zealand
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
5,220 in New Zealand (2013 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Norway
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
15,800 in Norway (2021 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Oman
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
35,700 in Oman (2020).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Qatar
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
57,000 in Qatar (2019).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Singapore
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
3,140 in Singapore (2010 census). Ethnic population: 16,000 (2018 J. Leclerc).
Location
Scattered.
Alternate Names
Chingalese, Singhalese, Sinhalese
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Great difference between the literary and colloquial language. Buddhist.
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Sweden
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
1,250 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Thailand
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
72,000 in Thailand (Leclerc 2019a).
Location
Bangkok area.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United Arab Emirates
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
129,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United Kingdom
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
14,700 in United Kingdom (2011 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United States
Language Name
Sinhala
User Population
26,700 in United States (2015 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Language Use
Most also use English [eng].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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