Tamil and Telugu scripts are not the oldest scripts still in use !!! First of all, Telugu scripts comes from the Old Kannada Script (Halegannada) which originated about 1500 years ago. The Siddham Script, more than 1700 years old, is still in use in parts of India and Buddhist temples across Asia. The modern Tamil Script isn't that old either, there are many scripts that predate it like Tamil Brahmi and Pallava scripts which are no longer used.
@@dwarasamudra8889 NO... Siddham script is derived from Gupta script in 7th century. ( Late 6th century ) So, Siddham script is *not* more than 1 700 years old. Yes, Telugu script is derived from Telugu-Kannada script/Kannada-Telugu script ( Old Kannada script ) *before* the derivations of Siddham script and Kannada script. The derivations of Sinhala script and Tamil script happened before the derivations of Siddham script, Telugu and Kannada scripts. That is why, I mentioned Sinhala script, Tamil script and Telugu script are the oldest scripts of Indian Subcontinent which are still in use.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් *Sharada script* of Kashmir is the oldest existing script in the entire Indian subcontinent, traditionally used to write Kashmiri and Sanskrit languages. Maybe it is almost extinct now, it is still used by Kashmiri Hindus(read Pandits) for traditional purposes. The script in its full-developed form is well over 2000 years old. Only Brahmi (Ashokan) and Tamil Brahmi predate it. Sharda script itself has given birth to many North-Indian scripts, including Gurumukhi(Punjabi), Dogri, Takri scipt(used to write Pahari languages like Garhwali, Kumaoni, etc.).
@@ayushanand8100 *Sharada script* is NOT the oldest script of subcontinent which is still in use. Yes, it is almost extinct now. Sharada script is derived from Gupta script in 8th century. So, it does not have an over 2 000 years old history as you mentioned.
Many Sinhalese live in Korea. They look very different from us, but they feel quite close because of their common belief in Buddhism. They often learned Korean from Sri Lanka and moved to Korea, so there are few language problems. I live not far from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Seoul. I've seen many Sri Lankans(almost Sinhalese I guess) visit the embassy every weekend. Unfortunately, there were no Sri Lankan restaurants nearby, so there were not many opportunities to experience their culture. I collect foreign dictionaries as a hobby, and I recently bought a Korean-Sinhalese dictionary. I'm learning Singhalese characters one by one. Someday, I want to travel to Sri Lanka and buy books written in Sinhalese.
@@muslimproudtobe no Christians are a dominant minority esp in urban areas, but majority are Korean folk(atheism can be included as Asian folk religions are not considered organised religions) & then Buddhism.
Sinhala is a language I had never really paid attention to. Today after hearing this sample, I think it's a really wonderful language! Greetings from Greece!
For all the internationals here. Sinhala language has a written version, formal version, informal version and for the modern generation many words are modernized and slang words are added. Different style of speaking is seen in sinhala language. But there is no big difference in words but the style of speaking is differ. As a example you can clearly tell whether the person is from a town or a village from the speaking style.
Our langauge is round because in the ancient times we wrote in dried ola leaves. So if you write straight lines it would tear so curved letters solved the problem
Sinhalese originate from Elu also called Hela or Helu language. Then after arrival from Buddhism during Asoka Era Pali and Sanskrit heavily influenced modern day Sinhalese. Todays Sinhalese is diglossia language which means it has two types of language style called literary language and spoken language. literary language is formal and older version and it has many Sanskrit based words and influence. In this video used literary language because it is how used in formal communication such as in news, presentations, professional interviews and speakers. But we don't use this type of style in day to day speaking. Spoken version is mixed of literary language and loan words from Tamil, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, English and South East Asian languages mostly Malay. Sinhalese Phonetic development quite impressive since average Sinhalese speaker could easily pronounce or write Indo- Aryan, Dravidian , Latin and Even East Asian origin languages without major miss-pronunciations.
Some of your statements are wrong. You should study more! Elu Prakrit = Sinhala Prakrit. Elu Prakrit is the oldest form of Sinhala language. Elu Prakrit developed into Modern Sinhala language. According to many linguists, Elu language originated from Maharashtri Prakrit which is a major Prakrit. That is why, Sinhala, Marathi, Konkani are classified as "Southern Indo-Aryan languages". *Where is "Elu language" from?* All Prakrit languages are derived from Vedic Sanskrit. So, *Vedic Sanskrit > Prakrits > Modern Indo-Aryan languages* *Therefore, you cannot use INFLUENCE word* . There are two linguistics words. 1) Derivation. 2) Influence. All Indo-Aryan languages have *Sanskrit derivations*. *Not a Sanskrit influences* . Non Indo-Aryan languages like Dravidian languages have *Sanskrit influences* . That means all Indo-Aryan languages are derived from Vedic Sanskrit through Prakrits. Sanskrit is native to all Indo-Aryan languages. Therefore, we cannot use "Sanskrit influence" with Aryan languages. *Before the arrival of Buddhism, Sinhala language was here in Sri Lanka which is known as Elu Prakrit. ( Hela Bhaashaa ) It was already born from Vedic Sanskrit. That time Sinhala language contained only Sanskrit Tatsama words and Tadbhava words. After the arrival of Buddhism, Sinhala language got many Pali words but NOT SANSKRIT. Sanskrit is the origin of all Indo-Aryan languages. ( Prakrits and Modern Indo-Aryan languages ) The mother of Indo-Aryan languages. So,you should be careful of using "influence" word while talking about languages. A one word can change the whole story! Bengali, Hindi are also diglossia like Sinhala. They also have two forms. - Formal Version. - Spoken Version. ( Colloquial Version ) There are two words. 1) Tatsama Pada. ( Actual Sanskrit words ) 2) Tadbhava Pada. ( The words which originated from Sanskrit Tatsama words ) All Indo-Aryan languages have these Sanskrit Tatsama and Tadbhava words. Most of Sinhala words are Sanskrit Tatsama words. ( Actual Sanskrit words ) You are a Sinhalese but you cannot recognise the difference between *Formal Sinhala* , *Semi Formal Sinhala* and *Spoken Sinhala* . !!! This video is in SEMI FORMAL SINHALA. Not Formal Sinhala. So, this is *NOT* the language which use in news. Sinhala language in this video is "a mixture of both Formal and Spoken Sinhala". There are hundreds of Spoken Sinhala words are in this video. Therefore, this is not Formal Sinhala. This video is in Semi Formal Sinhala. Not only Sinhala, but also all Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, etc have loan words from Dravidian languages, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, English, etc. There are only few Arabic words in Sinhala language. Other Indo-Aryan languages have many. Also, the percentage of loan words in Sinhala language is very low compared to other Indo-Aryan languages which have thousands of Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, Persian, English loan words. That is why, Sinhala still contains archaic Prakrit language features. We should not forget that we have our own Sanskrit inherited words instead of those loan words!!! We should use our own native words. We should speak "Shuddha language". *_Do not forget that all Prakrit languages came from Vedic Sanskrit_* .
Sinhala such a beautiful language, with its unic ඇæ sound to the indo aryan languages. Also the න්ද ඳ distinction is unique. And also the vowel harmony: කුරුල්ල+ඉ=කිරිල්ලි.
@Unknown Sapien you're half right. It's a fusion of Elu Prakrit (which is a sister language to Maharashtra Prakrit which was spoken around ancient Gujarat) and Pali (from which Magadhi Prakrit is descended from).
This sample text has chosen the semi formal version of Sinhala. If you had taken the higher fully formal language, it would have sounded very much like Prakrit or Sanskrit. But this still sounds very alike to it.. ❤️
I noticed a lot of words that closely resembled Sanskrit or Pali. I wonder how much different a modern colloquial version of the parable would sound to the one in this video?
@@aussieboxer9776Numbers are same in both formal and colloquial. Greetings are similar too. The parabal of the prodigal son is very different from the colloquial speech but it is 100% understandable.
The oldest inscription of Sinhala language dates back to *300 BC* to *200 BC* but language is indeed *older* than that. Sinhala is a *very old* Indo-Aryan language. ❤ My *Maatrubhaashaa* ❗😍🥰😘 Jaya❗
Could be, but the portuguese influence was limited to the coastal areas of Sri lanka.But also could be due to dutch influence (Roza). The word Rosa for pink was definitely taken from either languages. the proper sinhala word is Patala. Nobody uses this word in colloquial sinhalese, they use rosa instead.
What does Sinhala sound like to someone who hasn’t heard it? Does it sound too slow, too heavy, too hard? As a native speaker, I’ve always wondered what it sounds like to others. Does it sound similar to other South Indian languages or different? Does it sound like some other language? I’d like to read your comments/ thoughts :)
*Good Morning* means, 1) *_Shubha/Subha Udaya_* 2) *_Shubha/Subha Prabhaata_* However, Many Sinhalese say, *_Subha Udaesanak_* ( Good Morning ) *_Aayubowan_* means *Wishing a long life* . *_Aayubowan_* word is derived from Sanskrit word *_आयुष्मान् भव_* ( *_Aayushmaan Bhava_* ) It has the same meaning as Sinhala word.
Are you suggesting that Sinhala is the closest living Indo-Aryan (and fr that matter any branch) language to Sanskrit? I don't think that is entirely accurate however its among the closest for sure I think.
Yes! *You are 100% correct* . "Sinhala language contains *_90%+_* Sanskrit vocabulary" . - *_Professor W. M. Aberathna_* - *_Sinhala has the largest Sanskrit vocabulary among all languages_* As a person, who is fluent in Sanskrit and Pali I also did a lot of researches regarding that. Just look at, 1) *Mahaa Sinhala Shabdakosha* 2) *Sinhala Shabdakosha* - There are many volumes. Such as, • Sinhala Shabdakosha Prathama Bhaaga - Volume 1 • Sinhala Shabdakosha Trutiiya Bhaaga - Volume 3 • .... ( Department of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka ) Not only normal vocabulary, look at *Sinhala grammar* , *Sinhala literature* , *Vedic Sanskrit features of Sinhala language* , *unique Pali, Prakrit words* , *some Pali grammar parts which are native only to Sinhala and Pali* , *usage of Sanskrit words* , *pronunciation of Sanskrit words* , etc. Out of them, *the usage of Sanskrit words is very important* . No need to talk too much. Look at this *Sinhala news video* . ( But it is a somewhat old video ) 📌 Here is the link: °th-cam.com/video/1M5DR29tOp4/w-d-xo.html 📌 This news video is more better: °th-cam.com/video/3R5Dl1RmUd0/w-d-xo.html 📌 A native Sinhalese is speaking Sinhala language: °th-cam.com/video/nMEKd_KSf30/w-d-xo.html 📌 A Sinhala song: °th-cam.com/video/fWQVbPdOO4Q/w-d-xo.html 📌 A Sinhala song: ° th-cam.com/video/TajKcVMaRYI/w-d-xo.html Also, Listen to *Hindi news* , *Urdu news* , *Marathi news* , *Bengali news* , *Odia news* , etc. ( Indo-Aryan languages ) Also, listen to *Malayalam news* , *Telugu news* and *Kannada news* . ( Dravidian languages ) Then compare... You will realise *_Sinhala uses the most number of Sanskrit words than any other language_* ❗ Even in *Spoken Sinhala* .
Nice video. But when someone wants to learn spoken Sinhala, they shouldn't read books in written Sinhala because written Sinhala and spoken Sinhala are different and if you use written Sinhala when you speak, you will sound like you're acting in a stage drama. Whoever wants to learn Spoken Sinhala, hope you will remember this.
Dear Sri Lankans, today I found out that there's a Sri Lanakan soccer player called සෙබමලනායකම් ජූඩ් සුපාන් and the සුපාන් part is written both "Suman" and "Supan" in the Roman alphabet. The Wikipedia article says ප makes a P sound. Then how can it be written as M? I hope somebody tells me why 😂
You write a lot of cringe out there. We sinhalese have nothing to do with Sanskrit unless the person educated in it or teaches it. It is not even a part of our identity. Our liturgical language is Magadhi prakrit. Sanskrit is not the root language of our language. It is just a one source. The sinhala language is based on Prakrit mainly
@@TheInfinityy It seems like you got some problems regarding something. You talked a lot of nonsense in your reply. " *_We Sinhalese have NOTHING TO DO with Sanskrit_* " This statement says a lot of things about you. I do not know it is your *ignorance* or not. Anyway, it is utterly wrong! Sanskrit is the root of all Indo-Aryan languages❗ *Identity* ❓What kind of identity you are talking about? *Liturgical* ❓Did I mention anything about religions? I can say, *_You mixed language and religion_* ❗ Also, Magadhi Prakrit is not the root of Sinhala language. However, there are many common phonological characteristics between Sinhala Prakrit and Magadhi Prakrit. Still we can see those similarities between modern Sinhala and Bengali, Odia. Even in Assamese language. For your information, all Prakrit languages are derivatives of Vedic Sanskrit. Sinhala language is MAINLY based on Sanskrit. Just look at Sinhala vocabulary, grammar, etc. Your "personal imagined opinions" cannot change the fact. Do not forget that...
@@TheInfinityy Sanskrit is the ancestor language of Indo-Aryan languages. It is also the ancestor of Magadhi Prakrit. Do not insult our ancestor language.
@@壬生タケルだニダ There are two types of words. 1) Native words ( Inherited words ) 2) Loan words ( Borrowed words ) Those Eka, Dvi, Tri, ... are _*native Sinhala words* . Same as normal Eka, Deka, Tuna, ... in this video. We use both.
*Super* "Dravidian"❓ Yes, Saurashtra, Marathi, Sinhala, etc languages have Dravidian influences compared to other Indo-Aryan languages in *North India* , *East India* , *Pakistan* , etc. This is the reason ❗ 📌 Sinhala language contains many *Vedic Sanskrit* features. Some of those features are not in other Indo-Aryan languages. Sinhala is a very old modern Indo-Aryan language compared to other modern Indo-Aryan languages. Also, *archaic Prakrit features* are *STILL* "WELL PRESERVED" in Sinhala language unlike other Indo-Aryan languages. Moreover, Sinhala has many *UNIQUE* Pali and Prakrit words. Other Indo-Aryan languages do not have them.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් I’ve read that Sinhalese people are genetically close to Tamils, Bengalis and Gujaratis. Also I’m assuming the Dravidian influence would be from Tamil. Im also curious of Vedda which has an “unknown substrate” in the language.
SInhala language was originated from "Pali", "Sanskrit", "Hela" (ancient Sri Lankan language) languages. Then added some "loan words" from Dutch, Portuguese, English and Tamil.
You are wrong! Every Indo-Aryan language was originated from Sanskrit through Prakrits. *NO language was originated from Pali* ❗ Hela is the oldest form of Modern Sinhala language. Hela is a Prakrit language. Hela/Elu Prakrit is also known as Sinhala Prakrit. Hela ( A Prakrit ) was originated from Vedic Sanskrit too. Do not forget these things... ❗Vedic Sanskrit ➪ Prakrits ➪ Modern Indo-Aryan languages ( Sinhala, Hindi, Bengali, etc. )❗ I doubt about your *LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE* ⁉️
@@tuanaqeel5885 What do you mean? Many language families? Sinhala is an Indo-European language. A language can belong *only to a one* language family. A language cannot be a combination of different language families. But, A language can have loan words from other language families but it does not mean "a combination of many language families" as you mentioned in your reply.
@@knowledgedesk1653 Actually, Elu is a Prakrit. Elu Prakrit ( Elu Praakruta Bhaashaa ) = Sinhala Prakrit. Sinhala Prakrit ( Elu Prakrit ) is the oldest form of Modern Sinhala language.
Comparison between a highly formal register of Sinhala and Persian language. (Numbers 1 to 10 first row is sinhala and next row is Persian) 1. Ek - Yek 2. Dva - Do 3. Tri - Se 4. Chathur - chahār 5. Pancha - Panj 6. Shadh - Shash 7. Saptha - haft 8. Ashta - hasht 9. Nava - noh 10. Dasa - dah
please make a video on Odia Language ... It's one of the classical & oldest languages of India .. and is closer to Pali,Bengali,Assamese & Nepali🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 It's mainly spoken in state of Odisha.
@@knowledgedesk1653 True but Northern and Eastern languages both come from either Magadhi Prakrit or ArdhaMagadhi Prakrit, both of which are descended from Pali so it's not wrong to classify them together.
There are so many difference between Sinhala and Dhivehi. i sometimes doubt if both was the same. In additional to, sinhala has so many difference for sanskrit. Is this Sinhala elu or colloquial one?
*Sinhala* and *Dhivehi* are *_TOTALLY DIFFERENT_* . Only few words are similar. Sinhala people or Tamil people *CANNOT UNDERSTAND* Dhivehi language without learning it.
@@japaneseapoist286 Elu Prakrit = Sinhala Prakrit ( The oldest form of Sinhala language ) Dhivehi has a lot of Arabic, Persian, etc influences. As I mentioned, only few words are similar between Sinhala and Dhivehi. Even Sinhala and Malayalam, Sinhala and Telugu, Sinhala and Kannada have many similar words. *Sinhala and Dhivehi languages are not mutually understandable* . Maldives is located very far away from Sri Lanka and India. No one speaks Dhivehi in Sri Lanka. So, Dhivehi language developed in a very strange way.
When we use formal language we use Sanskrit words too. When we writing educational or scientific article we use lot of Sanskrit words. When you lessening to News you can hear many Sanskrit word. But when we speaking in sinhala we do not use Sanskrit words that much.
Some prince and his followers in orissa was sent into exile some 2500 years ago and they discovered an island with copper coloured sand and thats how sri lanka got its old name, tambapanni (hands covered in copper)
Thats because sinhala is an indo aryan language made from sanskrit, and eventhough malayalam is a dravidian language it has indo aryan influence that's probbly why...
@@TheInfinityy Mate, what do you mean? Yes, "Mama Obata Aadareyi" is also correct. Did I mention that sentence is wrong? Read my comment again. " I Love You in *Different Ways* "
Sinhala language is so confusing sometimes I think it sounds like dravidian language but some time it like indo arean and some time sounds like odia , bengali language and Sri Lankan people say Sinhala is derived from pali prakrut , but l think it is litilbit maharashtri prakrut and magadhi prakrut in short sinhala is sethern indo arean language with highly influenced by tamil so sinhala covered all indian languages 😉
You are correct brother. 🙂 Actually, all modern Indo-Aryan languages are derived from Prakrits. Prakrits are from Vedic Sanskrit. Yes, Sinhala is a Southern Aryan language like Marathi. Tamil and Sinhala are brothers for 2 000+ years. ❤ I like your Marathi language and it is older than many Indo-Aryan languages in India. 😀
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් thanks and you are correct 👍 I want to ask you one question is sinhala derived from pali prakrit or magdhi prakrit or maharashtri prakrit ???
@@nuclearblast5688 No! We Sinhalese cannot understand Tamil language without learning it. However, A normal Sinhalese can understand loan words from Sanskrit language in Tamil language. Also, some words which are common in both languages. Eventually, I can tell you Tamil is very different from Sinhala. Sinhala is an Indo-European language while Tamil is a Dravidian language.
@@nuclearblast5688 There is no need to. 75% of population speaks Sinhalese, so there is no urge to speak tamil. But it can be done out of respect. Sinhalese and tamil are unintelligible, as they are from two language families. So no, sinhalese cannot understand tamil just by listening
NO! NO! NO! Our cultures are *totally different* !!! The only similarity is most of Sri Lankan people are Buddhists and most of Thai people are Buddhists. Moreover, Sri Lanka is very different from other Buddhist majority countries. Our Sri Lankan culture is *Buddhist-Hindu culture* ➪ *Sinhala-Tamil* culture. It is native to Indian Subcontinent. Sri Lanka. Very unique... *Also, do not forget that Sri Lankan and Indian Buddhist monks spread Buddhism throughout South East Asia and East Asia* !
Tamil and Sinhala languages are from two different language families. They have mutually shared a lot of vocabulary but sinhala and tamil people can't understand each others languages without learning them. It is like Arabic and Persian.. Tons of shared words but two different languages
@@TheInfinityy Just look at *_Sinhala Shabdakosha_* . ( It has many volumes ) *Compiled by Sinhala Dictionary Office* . *Published by Department of Cultural Affairs* . Unfortunately, these dictionaries are not available in bookshops. As I remember, it is also in "Mahaa Sinhala Shabdakosha" . Do not forget that Sinhala has an enormous vocabulary.
I am Sri Lankan and I am a native Sinhala speaker. Āyubowan (ආයුබෝවන්) is the common formal frace to say hello in Sinhalese. But when we meet someone informaly we do not use as so. In informal way we say hello. Swagatha is a Sanskrit word. But commanly in Sinhalese we never use that words to graet anyone.
@@sanudapilapitiya6223 *Usage does not matter here* . Read my comment and previous reply again. Actual Sinhala word for "Welcome" is "Svaagata". It is in Sinhala dictionary as I mentioned before.
Because Sinhala and Bengali are Indic languages. We can see grammar similarities too. However, *_Bengali_* is an *Eastern Indo-Aryan language* while *_Sinhala_* is a *Southern Indo-Aryan language* like *_Marathi language_* .
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් just words are simmilar to bangla...except those Sanskrit words i understood nothing...as a bengali i can understand 95% assamese,100% hindi,70-80% pubjabi,but sinhalese don't sound like indo-aryan language
@@Stoicmindset7-p5m It means you did not understand Pali and Prakrit words. Grammar is similar too. I know about that. Sinhala is *not an Eastern Indo-Aryan language like Bengali* . Sinhala is a Southern Indo-Aryan language. Bengali is derived from Magadhi Prakrit. Sinhala is not. Sinhala has different Prakrit and Pali words which are not in Bengali. As a Sinhalese except Sanskrit words in Bengali, *I understand nothing* too. Bengali has thousands of loan words from different languages. Language families. Bengali and Assamese do not sound like Indo-Aryan languages.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් bengali sounds pure indo-aryan language than some of other indo-aryan language .. Ur sinhalese sounds more like dravidian(i know tamil's have heavily influenced ur Culture) ...it's easy for me to understand every mainland indian aryan language like hindi,odia,assamese,bihari,punjabi,gujrati,nepali,haryanvi,maithili because those are very close to bengali.For me every indo-aryan language is easy accept sinhalese cuz it doesn’t sound like indo-aryan language. Because ur accent has became pretty much dravidian
*LOL!* Nice Joke... *_See the language classification_* I have listened Native American languages. This *sounds nothing like* Native American languages.
Among Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages,
Sinhala language has *the largest script* .
Sinhala script is descended from ancient *Indian Brahmi script* .
Also,
Sinhala script, Telugu script and Tamil script are the oldest scripts of Indian Subcontinent which are still in use.
Sinhala has *60 letters* . ( Shashti Akshara )
१) *18 Vowels* . ( Ashtaadasha Svara )
२) *42 Consonants* . ( Including *Anusvaara* = ං and *Visarga* = ඃ ) ( Dvichatvaarimshat Vyanjana )
෴ Sampoorna Sinhala Varnamaalaa ෴
අ අා අැ අෑ ඉ ඊ
උ උෟ ඍ ඍෘ ඏ ඏෟ
එ එ් එෙ ඔ ඕ ඔෟ
ං ඃ
ක ඛ ග ඝ ඞ ඟ
ච ඡ ජ ඣ ඤ ඦ
ට ඨ ඩ ඪ ණ ඬ
ත ථ ද ධ න ඳ
ප ඵ බ භ ම ඹ
ය ර ල ව
ශ ෂ ස හ ළ ෆ
Moreover,
📌 There is an irregular ligature of *ජ* ( *ja* ) and *ඤ* ( *ña* ), which is *ඥ* ( *jña* )
It is similar to *ज्ञ* ( *jña* ) in Devanagari script.
ජ් + ඤ = ඥ
( ज् + ञ = ज्ञ )
So it's easy for me to learn Sinhala script as a indian
Tamil and Telugu scripts are not the oldest scripts still in use !!! First of all, Telugu scripts comes from the Old Kannada Script (Halegannada) which originated about 1500 years ago. The Siddham Script, more than 1700 years old, is still in use in parts of India and Buddhist temples across Asia. The modern Tamil Script isn't that old either, there are many scripts that predate it like Tamil Brahmi and Pallava scripts which are no longer used.
@@dwarasamudra8889 NO... Siddham script is derived from Gupta script in 7th century. ( Late 6th century )
So, Siddham script is *not* more than 1 700 years old.
Yes, Telugu script is derived from Telugu-Kannada script/Kannada-Telugu script ( Old Kannada script ) *before* the derivations of Siddham script and Kannada script.
The derivations of Sinhala script and Tamil script happened before the derivations of Siddham script, Telugu and Kannada scripts.
That is why, I mentioned Sinhala script, Tamil script and Telugu script are the oldest scripts of Indian Subcontinent which are still in use.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් *Sharada script* of Kashmir is the oldest existing script in the entire Indian subcontinent, traditionally used to write Kashmiri and Sanskrit languages. Maybe it is almost extinct now, it is still used by Kashmiri Hindus(read Pandits) for traditional purposes. The script in its full-developed form is well over 2000 years old. Only Brahmi (Ashokan) and Tamil Brahmi predate it. Sharda script itself has given birth to many North-Indian scripts, including Gurumukhi(Punjabi), Dogri, Takri scipt(used to write Pahari languages like Garhwali, Kumaoni, etc.).
@@ayushanand8100 *Sharada script* is NOT the oldest script of subcontinent which is still in use. Yes, it is almost extinct now.
Sharada script is derived from Gupta script in 8th century. So, it does not have an over 2 000 years old history as you mentioned.
Many Sinhalese live in Korea. They look very different from us, but they feel quite close because of their common belief in Buddhism. They often learned Korean from Sri Lanka and moved to Korea, so there are few language problems. I live not far from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Seoul. I've seen many Sri Lankans(almost Sinhalese I guess) visit the embassy every weekend. Unfortunately, there were no Sri Lankan restaurants nearby, so there were not many opportunities to experience their culture. I collect foreign dictionaries as a hobby, and I recently bought a Korean-Sinhalese dictionary. I'm learning Singhalese characters one by one. Someday, I want to travel to Sri Lanka and buy books written in Sinhalese.
I can teach you if you prefer
aren most south koreas christians?
@@muslimproudtobe In Korea, no. Only 25% of South Korea is. But Korean Americans and Korean Canadians are 80% Christian.
@@AbuBakirW accurate!
@@muslimproudtobe no Christians are a dominant minority esp in urban areas, but majority are Korean folk(atheism can be included as Asian folk religions are not considered organised religions) & then Buddhism.
Sinhala is a language I had never really paid attention to. Today after hearing this sample, I think it's a really wonderful language! Greetings from Greece!
Do watch the above channel's videos on Sanskrit and Tamil as well. They are the oldest languages from India ...
Theravada Buddhism and many Pali texts in Thailand and neighbouring countries were imported from Ancient Lanka kingdom. Beautiful language!
100% correct!
Thank You❤
Thank u long live Thailand
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Sinhala language has a written version, formal version, informal version and for the modern generation many words are modernized and slang words are added. Different style of speaking is seen in sinhala language. But there is no big difference in words but the style of speaking is differ. As a example you can clearly tell whether the person is from a town or a village from the speaking style.
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The Sinhalese writing system is now my favorite scriptl
I find the sinhala script one of the most beautiful scripts that exist.
Sinhalese Scripture is amazing! I love all the spirals this language have! It seems really old and alien to see!
Our langauge is round because in the ancient times we wrote in dried ola leaves. So if you write straight lines it would tear so curved letters solved the problem
Sinhalese originate from Elu also called Hela or Helu language. Then after arrival from Buddhism during Asoka Era Pali and Sanskrit heavily influenced modern day Sinhalese.
Todays Sinhalese is diglossia language which means it has two types of language style called literary language and spoken language. literary language is formal and older version and it has many Sanskrit based words and influence. In this video used literary language because it is how used in formal communication such as in news, presentations, professional interviews and speakers. But we don't use this type of style in day to day speaking. Spoken version is mixed of literary language and loan words from Tamil, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, English and South East Asian languages mostly Malay.
Sinhalese Phonetic development quite impressive since average Sinhalese speaker could easily pronounce or write Indo- Aryan, Dravidian , Latin and Even East Asian origin languages without major miss-pronunciations.
Some of your statements are wrong.
You should study more!
Elu Prakrit = Sinhala Prakrit. Elu Prakrit is the oldest form of Sinhala language.
Elu Prakrit developed into Modern Sinhala language.
According to many linguists, Elu language originated from Maharashtri Prakrit which is a major Prakrit. That is why, Sinhala, Marathi, Konkani are classified as "Southern Indo-Aryan languages".
*Where is "Elu language" from?*
All Prakrit languages are derived from Vedic Sanskrit. So,
*Vedic Sanskrit > Prakrits > Modern Indo-Aryan languages*
*Therefore, you cannot use INFLUENCE word* .
There are two linguistics words.
1) Derivation.
2) Influence.
All Indo-Aryan languages have *Sanskrit derivations*. *Not a Sanskrit influences* . Non Indo-Aryan languages like Dravidian languages have *Sanskrit influences* . That means all Indo-Aryan languages are derived from Vedic Sanskrit through Prakrits.
Sanskrit is native to all Indo-Aryan languages. Therefore, we cannot use "Sanskrit influence" with Aryan languages.
*Before the arrival of Buddhism, Sinhala language was here in Sri Lanka which is known as Elu Prakrit. ( Hela Bhaashaa ) It was already born from Vedic Sanskrit.
That time Sinhala language contained only Sanskrit Tatsama words and Tadbhava words. After the arrival of Buddhism, Sinhala language got many Pali words but NOT SANSKRIT.
Sanskrit is the origin of all Indo-Aryan languages. ( Prakrits and Modern Indo-Aryan languages ) The mother of Indo-Aryan languages.
So,you should be careful of using "influence" word while talking about languages. A one word can change the whole story!
Bengali, Hindi are also diglossia like Sinhala. They also have two forms.
- Formal Version.
- Spoken Version. ( Colloquial Version )
There are two words.
1) Tatsama Pada. ( Actual Sanskrit words )
2) Tadbhava Pada. ( The words which originated from Sanskrit Tatsama words )
All Indo-Aryan languages have these Sanskrit Tatsama and Tadbhava words. Most of Sinhala words are Sanskrit Tatsama words. ( Actual Sanskrit words )
You are a Sinhalese but you cannot recognise the difference between *Formal Sinhala* , *Semi Formal Sinhala* and *Spoken Sinhala* . !!!
This video is in SEMI FORMAL SINHALA. Not Formal Sinhala. So, this is *NOT* the language which use in news.
Sinhala language in this video is "a mixture of both Formal and Spoken Sinhala". There are hundreds of Spoken Sinhala words are in this video. Therefore, this is not Formal Sinhala. This video is in Semi Formal Sinhala.
Not only Sinhala, but also all Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, etc have loan words from Dravidian languages, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, English, etc.
There are only few Arabic words in Sinhala language. Other Indo-Aryan languages have many.
Also, the percentage of loan words in Sinhala language is very low compared to other Indo-Aryan languages which have thousands of Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, Persian, English loan words. That is why, Sinhala still contains archaic Prakrit language features.
We should not forget that we have our own Sanskrit inherited words instead of those loan words!!! We should use our own native words. We should speak "Shuddha language".
*_Do not forget that all Prakrit languages came from Vedic Sanskrit_* .
Sinhala such a beautiful language, with its unic ඇæ sound to the indo aryan languages.
Also the න්ද ඳ distinction is unique.
And also the vowel harmony: කුරුල්ල+ඉ=කිරිල්ලි.
This language sounds as it’s script looks… so beautiful…
Nice video. Sinhalese is a unique language. Have read that Sinhalese,Marathi & Konkani have evolved from Maharashtri Prakrit succeeded from Sanskrit 🙏
True! 🙏
@Unknown Sapien you're half right. It's a fusion of Elu Prakrit (which is a sister language to Maharashtra Prakrit which was spoken around ancient Gujarat) and Pali (from which Magadhi Prakrit is descended from).
*We also say* ,
• Red - *Rakta* , *Lohita*
• Green - *Harita*
• Yellow - *Piita*
• Orange - *Naaranga*
• Blue - *Niila*
• Brown - *Pingala*
• Purple - *Niilalohita*
( Niila = Blue + Lohita = Red ➪ Niilalohita )
• White - *Dhavala* , *Shveta* , *Shubhra* , *Shukla*
• Pink - *Paatala*
• Black - *Kaala* , *Krushna* , *Shyaama*
• Grey - *Dhuusara*
• Head - *Shiirsha*
• Cheek - *Kapola*
• Neck - *Griivaa* , *Kantha*
• Hair - *Kesha*
• Ear - *Karna*
• Eye - *Akshi* , *Lochana* , *Netra* , *Nayana* , *Chakshu*
• Nose - *Naasaa* , *Naasa* , *Naasikaa*
• Mouth - *Mukha*
• Knee - *Jaanu*
• Elbow - *Kuurpara*
• Hand - *Hasta* , *Bhuja*
These words are *mainly* in *Formal Sinhala* , *Written Sinhala* and *Tatsama Sinhala* .
There are many similar words for each English word. I posted some of them.
Where are you from?
@@전수하-f1l Colombo. You?
This sample text has chosen the semi formal version of Sinhala. If you had taken the higher fully formal language, it would have sounded very much like Prakrit or Sanskrit. But this still sounds very alike to it.. ❤️
I noticed a lot of words that closely resembled Sanskrit or Pali. I wonder how much different a modern colloquial version of the parable would sound to the one in this video?
@@aussieboxer9776Numbers are same in both formal and colloquial. Greetings are similar too. The parabal of the prodigal son is very different from the colloquial speech but it is 100% understandable.
Simhala is very much similar to Sanskrit language 👍
The writing system is fascinating
*ORIGIN OF SINHALA LANGUAGE*
Vedic Sanskrit > Prakrit > Proto-Sinhala > Medieval Sinhala > Modern Sinhala
Vaidika Samskruta > Praakruta > Praag Sinhala > Madhyakaaleena Sinhala > Naveena Sinhala
Love from sri lanka 🇱🇰 ..good job ..keep it up❤
The oldest inscription of Sinhala language dates back to *300 BC* to *200 BC* but language is indeed *older* than that.
Sinhala is a *very old* Indo-Aryan language. ❤
My *Maatrubhaashaa* ❗😍🥰😘
Jaya❗
Those are Buddhist prakit pali inscription not sinhala
@@righttime6186 They are Sinhala Prakrit inscriptions not Pali. Sinhala Prakrit is the oldest form of Modern Sinhala language.
1:07 interesting in portuguese we also use " rosa" for pink. Maybe because they have some portuguese influence.
Could be, but the portuguese influence was limited to the coastal areas of Sri lanka.But also could be due to dutch influence (Roza). The word Rosa for pink was definitely taken from either languages. the proper sinhala word is Patala. Nobody uses this word in colloquial sinhalese, they use rosa instead.
We actually use alot of words similar to Portuguese in spoken sinhalese ( informally)
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What does Sinhala sound like to someone who hasn’t heard it?
Does it sound too slow, too heavy, too hard?
As a native speaker, I’ve always wondered what it sounds like to others.
Does it sound similar to other South Indian languages or different?
Does it sound like some other language?
I’d like to read your comments/ thoughts :)
To me it sounds like Sanskrit but with was able to understand much less than spoken Sanskrit.
It sounds like a Telugu+Kannada mix.
*Good Morning* means,
1) *_Shubha/Subha Udaya_*
2) *_Shubha/Subha Prabhaata_*
However,
Many Sinhalese say,
*_Subha Udaesanak_* ( Good Morning )
*_Aayubowan_* means *Wishing a long life* . *_Aayubowan_* word is derived from Sanskrit word *_आयुष्मान् भव_* ( *_Aayushmaan Bhava_* ) It has the same meaning as Sinhala word.
@Nicholas Luminato Yes! I thought the same. 👍
I want to see this language on Duolingo because Sri Lanka is a very interesting country but apparently Sinhalese script isn't available on Android
Duolingo needs to put Persian and Urdu on their app first already
It's available! I'm sri lankan and I use the sinhalese script when typing
you can get the sinhala script by going to www.helakuru.lk/keyboard .
Southernmost Indo Aryan language.
Oh, how sweet this language is!
Fun fact: you can translate D word into sinhala language and become a amogus emote
The only modern existing Indo Aryan languages which is closer to Prakrit and Sanskrit.. That's Sinhala for you.✊️❤️
Are you suggesting that Sinhala is the closest living Indo-Aryan (and fr that matter any branch) language to Sanskrit?
I don't think that is entirely accurate however its among the closest for sure I think.
Yes! *You are 100% correct* .
"Sinhala language contains *_90%+_* Sanskrit vocabulary" .
- *_Professor W. M. Aberathna_* -
*_Sinhala has the largest Sanskrit vocabulary among all languages_*
As a person, who is fluent in Sanskrit and Pali I also did a lot of researches regarding that.
Just look at,
1) *Mahaa Sinhala Shabdakosha*
2) *Sinhala Shabdakosha* - There are many volumes.
Such as,
• Sinhala Shabdakosha Prathama Bhaaga - Volume 1
• Sinhala Shabdakosha Trutiiya Bhaaga - Volume 3
• ....
( Department of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka )
Not only normal vocabulary, look at *Sinhala grammar* , *Sinhala literature* , *Vedic Sanskrit features of Sinhala language* , *unique Pali, Prakrit words* , *some Pali grammar parts which are native only to Sinhala and Pali* , *usage of Sanskrit words* , *pronunciation of Sanskrit words* , etc.
Out of them, *the usage of Sanskrit words is very important* .
No need to talk too much. Look at this *Sinhala news video* . ( But it is a somewhat old video )
📌 Here is the link:
°th-cam.com/video/1M5DR29tOp4/w-d-xo.html
📌 This news video is more better:
°th-cam.com/video/3R5Dl1RmUd0/w-d-xo.html
📌 A native Sinhalese is speaking Sinhala language:
°th-cam.com/video/nMEKd_KSf30/w-d-xo.html
📌 A Sinhala song:
°th-cam.com/video/fWQVbPdOO4Q/w-d-xo.html
📌 A Sinhala song:
° th-cam.com/video/TajKcVMaRYI/w-d-xo.html
Also,
Listen to *Hindi news* , *Urdu news* , *Marathi news* , *Bengali news* , *Odia news* , etc.
( Indo-Aryan languages )
Also, listen to *Malayalam news* , *Telugu news* and *Kannada news* .
( Dravidian languages )
Then compare...
You will realise *_Sinhala uses the most number of Sanskrit words than any other language_* ❗
Even in *Spoken Sinhala* .
@@hussaindaud1260 It is indeed. So what do you think the closest to Prakrit or Sanskrit? Hindi? 😂
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් well done my friend ❤️
@@TheInfinityy Thank you! ❤ 👍
Nice video. But when someone wants to learn spoken Sinhala, they shouldn't read books in written Sinhala because written Sinhala and spoken Sinhala are different and if you use written Sinhala when you speak, you will sound like you're acting in a stage drama. Whoever wants to learn Spoken Sinhala, hope you will remember this.
Dear Sri Lankans, today I found out that there's a Sri Lanakan soccer player called සෙබමලනායකම් ජූඩ් සුපාන් and the සුපාන් part is written both "Suman" and "Supan" in the Roman alphabet. The Wikipedia article says ප makes a P sound. Then how can it be written as M? I hope somebody tells me why 😂
Sinhala script looks like kannada and telugu script from south india
Sounds exactly like sanskrit
➪ Sinhala: *ඛ* *ර* *ධ*
➪ Kannada: *ಖ* *ರ* *ಎ*
➪ Telugu: *ఖ* *ర* *ఎ*
Can you do another video for Formal/Written Sinhala, as it is completely different and almost like a different language from spoken Sinhala
*Long Live SANSKRIT LANGUAGE* ❗
*The MOTHER Of INDO-ARYAN LANGUAGES* ❗❤ 🥰 😘
अहं संस्कृतं सम्यक् जानामि। अहमपि पालिभाषां वदामि। मम मातृभाषा सिंहलभाषा अस्ति। 😍
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अतिरमणीयम्। कथा समीचीना अस्ति। एतत् श्रोतुं सम्यक् अस्ति।
बहुआनन्दः! ☺️
जयतु सिंहलभाषा!!! 🚩🚩🚩
आं संस्कृतं मधुरं।सर्वेशां स्वस्किर्भवतु।
@@PewPewPlasmagun आम्! तत् सम्यक् अस्ति।
You write a lot of cringe out there. We sinhalese have nothing to do with Sanskrit unless the person educated in it or teaches it. It is not even a part of our identity. Our liturgical language is Magadhi prakrit. Sanskrit is not the root language of our language. It is just a one source. The sinhala language is based on Prakrit mainly
@@TheInfinityy It seems like you got some problems regarding something.
You talked a lot of nonsense in your reply.
" *_We Sinhalese have NOTHING TO DO with Sanskrit_* " This statement says a lot of things about you. I do not know it is your *ignorance* or not. Anyway, it is utterly wrong!
Sanskrit is the root of all Indo-Aryan languages❗
*Identity* ❓What kind of identity you are talking about?
*Liturgical* ❓Did I mention anything about religions?
I can say,
*_You mixed language and religion_* ❗
Also, Magadhi Prakrit is not the root of Sinhala language. However, there are many common phonological characteristics between Sinhala Prakrit and Magadhi Prakrit. Still we can see those similarities between modern Sinhala and Bengali, Odia. Even in Assamese language.
For your information, all Prakrit languages are derivatives of Vedic Sanskrit.
Sinhala language is MAINLY based on Sanskrit. Just look at Sinhala vocabulary, grammar, etc.
Your "personal imagined opinions" cannot change the fact. Do not forget that...
@@TheInfinityy Sanskrit is the ancestor language of Indo-Aryan languages. It is also the ancestor of Magadhi Prakrit. Do not insult our ancestor language.
We also use,
1 - Eka
2 - Dvi
3 - Tri
4 - Chatur
5 - Pancha
6 - Shat
7 - Sapta
8 - Ashta
9 - Nava
10 - Dasha / Dasa
Aren’t these word loan words, right?
Sound like Korean, Japanese have two methods calling numbers
Dude. Six in sanskritized sinhala is "Shadh" not "shat"
@@TheInfinityy *Both are correct* !
ෂට් ✔
ෂඩ් ✔
@@壬生タケルだニダ There are two types of words.
1) Native words ( Inherited words )
2) Loan words ( Borrowed words )
Those Eka, Dvi, Tri, ... are _*native Sinhala words* . Same as normal Eka, Deka, Tuna, ... in this video. We use both.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් Sorry about the mistakes I made in earlier comments. You are correct. I should have studied more about sinhala language.
The language is basically like sanskrit
Congratulations:
1) *_Shubhapraarthanaa_*
2) *_Abhinandana_* ☺️
@Nicholas Luminato මම හිතන්නේ නැහැ නැවත සිංහල භාෂාවට වීඩියෝ එකක් හදයි කියලා. මේ වීඩියෝ එක හදපු කෙනාට තිබ්බා ලිඛිත භාෂාවෙන් විධිමත් ලෙස වීඩියෝ එක නිර්මාණය කරන්න.
It sounds super Dravidian yet you can still find traces of Indo Aryan. It also sounds a bit like Bengali
*Super* "Dravidian"❓
Yes, Saurashtra, Marathi, Sinhala, etc languages have Dravidian influences compared to other Indo-Aryan languages in *North India* , *East India* , *Pakistan* , etc.
This is the reason ❗
📌 Sinhala language contains many *Vedic Sanskrit* features. Some of those features are not in other Indo-Aryan languages.
Sinhala is a very old modern Indo-Aryan language compared to other modern Indo-Aryan languages.
Also, *archaic Prakrit features* are *STILL* "WELL PRESERVED" in Sinhala language unlike other Indo-Aryan languages. Moreover, Sinhala has many *UNIQUE* Pali and Prakrit words. Other Indo-Aryan languages do not have them.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් I’ve read that Sinhalese people are genetically close to Tamils, Bengalis and Gujaratis. Also I’m assuming the Dravidian influence would be from Tamil. Im also curious of Vedda which has an “unknown substrate” in the language.
@@FirstLast-ug4ri Correct!
I can say it is more close to Sanskrit than Tadbhav Hindi.
Andy, you should do a video comparing all Indo-Aryan languages! It'd be interesting
SInhala language was originated from "Pali", "Sanskrit", "Hela" (ancient Sri Lankan language) languages. Then added some "loan words" from Dutch, Portuguese, English and Tamil.
You are wrong!
Every Indo-Aryan language was originated from Sanskrit through Prakrits.
*NO language was originated from Pali* ❗
Hela is the oldest form of Modern Sinhala language. Hela is a Prakrit language. Hela/Elu Prakrit is also known as Sinhala Prakrit. Hela ( A Prakrit ) was originated from Vedic Sanskrit too.
Do not forget these things...
❗Vedic Sanskrit ➪ Prakrits ➪ Modern Indo-Aryan languages ( Sinhala, Hindi, Bengali, etc. )❗
I doubt about your *LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE* ⁉️
Go and read my comments and replies in this comments section. You will understand more!!!
Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indo-Aryan > Sinhala language
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sinhala language is a combination of many language families that what make sinhala language soo beautiful
Indo European> Indo Iranian> Indo Aryan> Elu dialect> Sinhala.
@@tuanaqeel5885 What do you mean? Many language families?
Sinhala is an Indo-European language.
A language can belong *only to a one* language family. A language cannot be a combination of different language families.
But,
A language can have loan words from other language families but it does not mean "a combination of many language families" as you mentioned in your reply.
@@knowledgedesk1653 Actually, Elu is a Prakrit. Elu Prakrit ( Elu Praakruta Bhaashaa ) = Sinhala Prakrit. Sinhala Prakrit ( Elu Prakrit ) is the oldest form of Modern Sinhala language.
Comparison between a highly formal register of Sinhala and Persian language. (Numbers 1 to 10 first row is sinhala and next row is Persian)
1. Ek - Yek
2. Dva - Do
3. Tri - Se
4. Chathur - chahār
5. Pancha - Panj
6. Shadh - Shash
7. Saptha - haft
8. Ashta - hasht
9. Nava - noh
10. Dasa - dah
Ah yes, *The Among Us Language*
මගේ භාෂාව
My language
🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰
🎯
When u realize that D in sri lankian language Is Sus....ඩ
really cool language
please make a video on Odia Language ... It's one of the classical & oldest languages of India .. and is closer to Pali,Bengali,Assamese & Nepali🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
It's mainly spoken in state of Odisha.
I need a volunteer.
Not Nepali. It is Northern Indo Aryan. While Odia is eastern.
@@knowledgedesk1653 True but Northern and Eastern languages both come from either Magadhi Prakrit or ArdhaMagadhi Prakrit, both of which are descended from Pali so it's not wrong to classify them together.
Discovered recently nepali and odia sound surprisingly similar. Like the accent and way of speaking i guess. Any anyone?
Discovered recently nepali and odia sound surprisingly similar. Like the accent and way of speaking i guess. Any anyone?
Finally ❤ Thanks this means a lot. I was requesting for this
There are so many difference between Sinhala and Dhivehi. i sometimes doubt if both was the same. In additional to, sinhala has so many difference for sanskrit.
Is this Sinhala elu or colloquial one?
we do not feel it when speaking since some words in dhevehi is understandable
*Sinhala* and *Dhivehi* are *_TOTALLY DIFFERENT_* .
Only few words are similar.
Sinhala people or Tamil people *CANNOT UNDERSTAND* Dhivehi language without learning it.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් oh why? are they originally elu prakrit?
@@japaneseapoist286 Elu Prakrit = Sinhala Prakrit ( The oldest form of Sinhala language )
Dhivehi has a lot of Arabic, Persian, etc influences. As I mentioned, only few words are similar between Sinhala and Dhivehi.
Even Sinhala and Malayalam, Sinhala and Telugu, Sinhala and Kannada have many similar words.
*Sinhala and Dhivehi languages are not mutually understandable* .
Maldives is located very far away from Sri Lanka and India. No one speaks Dhivehi in Sri Lanka.
So, Dhivehi language developed in a very strange way.
When we use formal language we use Sanskrit words too. When we writing educational or scientific article we use lot of Sanskrit words. When you lessening to News you can hear many Sanskrit word. But when we speaking in sinhala we do not use Sanskrit words that much.
Thanks you soo much 🇱🇰❤️
makes me wonder, how did this indo aryan language reach sri lanka (and maldives), far away from their families in the north?
Search it up it's a very interesting story from Odisha
Some prince and his followers in orissa was sent into exile some 2500 years ago and they discovered an island with copper coloured sand and thats how sri lanka got its old name, tambapanni (hands covered in copper)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Vijaya
You should see connections between *Sinhala people* , *Bengali people* and *Odia people* .
*_Search on Google_* !
@@byron-ih2ge vijaya
සුපිරි
Some words have little resemblance with Malayalam language 👍
Thats because sinhala is an indo aryan language made from sanskrit, and eventhough malayalam is a dravidian language it has indo aryan influence that's probbly why...
Great Job i love languages!!
Fun fact:Sinhala is looks like a among usඩ
please, make a video for my mother tongue Bengali(Bangla).
0:49 That sounds exactly like a tom fill. Incredible. 😆
Thank you for this video.
Many Sanskrit words like shubh ratrayik Good Night
*I Love You* ❤ in different ways:
*_Mama Obata Prema Karami_*
*_Mama Obata Sneha Karami_*
So dude what about mama obata aadareyi?
@@TheInfinityy Mate, what do you mean?
Yes, "Mama Obata Aadareyi" is also correct. Did I mention that sentence is wrong?
Read my comment again.
" I Love You in *Different Ways* "
Mama oyaata aadharei (මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි.)
@@전수하-f1l Yes! "ආදර" ( Aadara ) is also a Sanskrit word which means "Love" in Sanskrit. "ප්රේම", "ස්නේහ" are also Sanskrit words.
I thought it would sound like Tamil.. No it doesn't
Beacuse it is an indo aryan langauge
Sinhala language is so confusing sometimes I think it sounds like dravidian language but some time it like indo arean and some time sounds like odia , bengali language and Sri Lankan people say Sinhala is derived from pali prakrut , but l think it is litilbit maharashtri prakrut and magadhi prakrut in short sinhala is sethern indo arean language with highly influenced by tamil so sinhala covered all indian languages 😉
You are correct brother. 🙂 Actually, all modern Indo-Aryan languages are derived from Prakrits. Prakrits are from Vedic Sanskrit. Yes, Sinhala is a Southern Aryan language like Marathi.
Tamil and Sinhala are brothers for 2 000+ years. ❤
I like your Marathi language and it is older than many Indo-Aryan languages in India. 😀
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් thanks and you are correct 👍 I want to ask you one question is sinhala derived from pali prakrit or magdhi prakrit or maharashtri prakrit ???
the influence form tamil is very low though
@Nicholas Luminato සංස්කෘත භාෂාව. = සිංහල භාෂාවට සමීපතම භාෂාව.
මරාඨී සහ සිංහල භාෂා ද්විත්වය ම දක්ෂිණ ආර්ය භාෂා. සහෝදර භාෂා.
@@mayureshkhale9236 Maharashtri Prakrit but it has lots of similarities with Magadhi Prakrit.
Andy, please tell me the name of song heard in the background at 2:40
There is Kandyan traditional music too
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Jai Shree Ram! All are part of Sanatan Dharma. Love from India!
@༼ཆ༽ He did not say that "Sinhala is spoken in India".
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Very surprised that nobody has called it "amogus language" (which is good btw)
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It is "ස්තුතියි" ( Stutiyi )
Not "ස්තූතියි" ( Stūtiyi )
The As end with a schwa sound, interesting.
Sounds like a Bengali speaking Sanskrit
We say both *Shubha* and *Subha* .
can you make another video for formal sinhala
I'll just... leave this here...
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I wonder, do Sri Lankan Tamils can also speak Sinhala?
Almost 90% of them can.. They speak Sinhala with a very distinctive accent.
Depends on the region. In some places they have no trouble understanding and while in others they have no idea.
Do Sinhalese understand Tamil language?
@@nuclearblast5688 No! We Sinhalese cannot understand Tamil language without learning it.
However,
A normal Sinhalese can understand loan words from Sanskrit language in Tamil language. Also, some words which are common in both languages.
Eventually, I can tell you Tamil is very different from Sinhala. Sinhala is an Indo-European language while Tamil is a Dravidian language.
@@nuclearblast5688 There is no need to. 75% of population speaks Sinhalese, so there is no urge to speak tamil. But it can be done out of respect. Sinhalese and tamil are unintelligible, as they are from two language families. So no, sinhalese cannot understand tamil just by listening
Can you do video about sounding of the Mingrelian Language?
I need a volunteer.
აჯიკა გეთაყვა ჯერ ქართული გააკეთოს და შემდეგ მეგრული.🙂
I think Andy already did a video for the mingrelian language
beautiful
My language
මගෙත් ❤️
I’ve noticed that Sri Lankan culture is similar to Thai.
NO! NO! NO!
Our cultures are *totally different* !!!
The only similarity is most of Sri Lankan people are Buddhists and most of Thai people are Buddhists.
Moreover, Sri Lanka is very different from other Buddhist majority countries.
Our Sri Lankan culture is *Buddhist-Hindu culture* ➪ *Sinhala-Tamil* culture.
It is native to Indian Subcontinent. Sri Lanka. Very unique...
*Also, do not forget that Sri Lankan and Indian Buddhist monks spread Buddhism throughout South East Asia and East Asia* !
ආයුබෝවන් อายุบวร
*My* in *Sanskrit* ➪ *_Mama_*
*I* in *Sinhala* ➪ *_Mama_*
*I* in *Persian* ➪ *_Man_*
Hindi- Main
@@knowledgedesk1653 I know that. ☺️ Hindi is one of my favourite language. 🙂
Oil in Sinhala: Tel.
Oil in Hindi: Tel.
This is spoken in India too? Also, how does this differ from Tamil?
tamil is so different from sinhalese as they are literally from two laungage groups. Tamil is dravidian and sinhala is indo ariyan.
And its not spoken in india expect few immigrants.
It isn't spoken in India. It is spoken in Sri Lanka and is an Indo-Aryan language unlike Tamil, which is a Dravidian language
Tamil and Sinhala languages are from two different language families. They have mutually shared a lot of vocabulary but sinhala and tamil people can't understand each others languages without learning them. It is like Arabic and Persian.. Tons of shared words but two different languages
@@TheInfinityy nice fitting comparison with Arabic and Persian. Good way to describe the relationship between Tamil and Sinhala
Can you do the emirati arabic
I need a volunteer.
Sinhala language හැදුනෙ මෙ බශාවලින් ( sanskruth , indo-arya , magadi )
vedic culture ,Dravidian culture එකෙන් තමා සිංහල සන්ස්කෘතික ලක්ශන හ බශා වචන ගොඩක් අවෙ
ලොකෙ ලස්සනම බශව තියෙන්නෙ හින්දුන්ට saskrit langeage එක
Some words are similar to Assamese
Anyone say How old is the Sinhala language?
About 2500 yrs
Sounds like Sanskrit..
Yes..
No! It sounds like Korean.
You are first
@@moreydumo5925 what
@@moreydumo5925 that's the Tamilian influence I think
FINALLY!!!!!🥳
*Namaskaara* Sinhala word = *Hello*
*Svaagata* Sinhala word = *Welcome*
Where did you find swaagatha word in any form of sinhala language? Haven't seen it or heard it yet
@@TheInfinityy Just look at *_Sinhala Shabdakosha_* . ( It has many volumes )
*Compiled by Sinhala Dictionary Office* .
*Published by Department of Cultural Affairs* .
Unfortunately, these dictionaries are not available in bookshops.
As I remember, it is also in "Mahaa Sinhala Shabdakosha" .
Do not forget that Sinhala has an enormous vocabulary.
I am Sri Lankan and I am a native Sinhala speaker. Āyubowan (ආයුබෝවන්) is the common formal frace to say hello in Sinhalese. But when we meet someone informaly we do not use as so. In informal way we say hello. Swagatha is a Sanskrit word. But commanly in Sinhalese we never use that words to graet anyone.
We not use Namasakara for hello. In Sinhalese we say ayubowan and welcome is සාදරයෙන් පිළිගන්නවා ( saadarayen piligannawa)
@@sanudapilapitiya6223 *Usage does not matter here* . Read my comment and previous reply again. Actual Sinhala word for "Welcome" is "Svaagata". It is in Sinhala dictionary as I mentioned before.
මෙම වීඩියෝව සූස් වගේ
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Writing looks alien.
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Origin language of lyran race
Super 😍
beautiful script
It sounds closer to Bengali.
Because Sinhala and Bengali are Indic languages. We can see grammar similarities too.
However, *_Bengali_* is an *Eastern Indo-Aryan language* while *_Sinhala_* is a *Southern Indo-Aryan language* like *_Marathi language_* .
No it sounds an isolated Indo Aryan language
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් just words are simmilar to bangla...except those Sanskrit words i understood nothing...as a bengali i can understand 95% assamese,100% hindi,70-80% pubjabi,but sinhalese don't sound like indo-aryan language
@@Stoicmindset7-p5m It means you did not understand Pali and Prakrit words.
Grammar is similar too. I know about that.
Sinhala is *not an Eastern Indo-Aryan language like Bengali* .
Sinhala is a Southern Indo-Aryan language. Bengali is derived from Magadhi Prakrit. Sinhala is not.
Sinhala has different Prakrit and Pali words which are not in Bengali.
As a Sinhalese except Sanskrit words in Bengali, *I understand nothing* too.
Bengali has thousands of loan words from different languages. Language families.
Bengali and Assamese do not sound like Indo-Aryan languages.
@@දුඃඛදුඃඛින් bengali sounds pure indo-aryan language than some of other indo-aryan language .. Ur sinhalese sounds more like dravidian(i know tamil's have heavily influenced ur Culture) ...it's easy for me to understand every mainland indian aryan language like hindi,odia,assamese,bihari,punjabi,gujrati,nepali,haryanvi,maithili because those are very close to bengali.For me every indo-aryan language is easy accept sinhalese cuz it doesn’t sound like indo-aryan language. Because ur accent has became pretty much dravidian
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i'm from srilanka
Sounds like some Native American language
*LOL!* Nice Joke...
*_See the language classification_*
I have listened Native American languages. This *sounds nothing like* Native American languages.
I want to know how Sinhala ended up in Sri Lanka.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Vijaya
Sri Lanka is situated next to South India.
Many migrations happened.
Search on Google connections between Sinhala people and East India.
@Unknown Sapien and also Gujarati and punjabi migration according to genetics of sinhalese.
Well thats a secret , but I can give you a hint, study about lyran race on google,
First from Indonesia
Do you use that word "Baya "for afraid in Indonesia. We use word "Baya" in Sinhala for afraid.😄
@@sanudapilapitiya6223 It is "Bhaya" in Sinhala. "Bhaya" is more accurate. You forgot "Mahaapraana Bha".
Even in Odia, we say bhaya laguchi - fear feeling - feeling fear
@@amlanbeherabulabuli Odia script is one of my favourite script. ❤ It is an exquisite script. ଅ ଆ ଇ ଈ
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This video is in Wikipedia