Is Tamil a pretty language?

It is a beautiful language and popular across the world. Many people told me about the qualities of Tamil literature and the depths of Tamil poetry,” the Prime Minister said. “India is the land of many such languages that are symbols of its culture and pride,” he added.

What is the best language in Sri Lanka?

A Dravidian vision, Tamil language is the heart and soul of the people and stands strong within the list of languages in Sri Lanka with almost 28.5 \% (4.7 million) of the population speaking this classical beauty.

What language is Sinhala?

Sinhalese language, also spelled Singhalese or Cingalese, also called Sinhala, Indo-Aryan language, one of the two official languages of Sri Lanka. It was taken there by colonists from northern India about the 5th century bc.

How can you tell the difference between Tamil and Sinhala?

Here is a map showing the geographical distribution of Tamil and Sinhalese: Another good method to distinguish between the two language is the language itself, Sinhala is of an Indo-Aryan origins, it sounds like Hindi, while Tamil is a Dravidian language which makes it sound like Malayalam or Kannada languages or any other southern Indian language.

How many people speak Sinhalese in South India?

Which has some influence from Dravidian languages of south india. (especially tamil). About 15 million speak sinhalese as their mother tongue. Rest 5 million srilankn tamils and moors as their second language. Tamils speak tamil language. Indo Dravidian language which considered as the oldest spoken language till now.

What is the difference between sinsinhalese and Tamil?

Sinhalese and Tamil are so different to each other that there are few people in Sri Lanka that speak both languages. The scripts of the two languages are also so different that learning either language from the other is very difficult. English is therefore often used by better educated people in Sri Lanka as a working language.

What is the origin of the Sinhalese and Tamil populations?

Origins of Sinhalese and Tamil populations. Sinhalese people inhabit Sri Lanka and are the main ethnic group that make up about 74\% of the total population of Sri Lanka. They are also referred to as the Hela, or Sinhala; the word Sinhala, meaning “lion people”.