Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:language
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| gptkbp:conference |
held regularly
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| gptkbp:cultural_influence |
influences on English
influences on Tamil influences on other languages |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Sri Lankan identity
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| gptkbp:current_status |
vital language
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| gptkbp:events |
celebrated on International Mother Language Day
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| gptkbp:family |
Indo-Aryan languages
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| gptkbp:formulation |
SOV (Subject-Object-Verb)
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| gptkbp:has_dialects |
Northern dialect
Southern dialect Western dialect Eastern dialect |
| gptkbp:has_documentation |
available online
documented in academic works |
| gptkbp:has_language |
English loanwords
Sanskrit loanwords Tamil loanwords |
| gptkbp:history |
from ancient Sinhala
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sinhalese language
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Dutch
gptkb:Portuguese English |
| gptkbp:iso639-3 |
sin
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:Indo-European si regional variations studied in linguistics growing interest among youth supported by government facing globalization facing modernization facing technology potential for digital use promising for preservation |
| gptkbp:language_of_instruction |
taught in schools
available for learners |
| gptkbp:language_organizations |
supported by linguistic organizations
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| gptkbp:language_revitalization |
ongoing efforts
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| gptkbp:media |
used in television
used in newspapers used in radio |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
Sinhala literature
|
| gptkbp:notable_speakers |
approximately 17 million
|
| gptkbp:polyphony |
tonal language
|
| gptkbp:recognition |
recognized by UNESCO
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| gptkbp:recordings |
5th century BC
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Pali
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| gptkbp:script |
Sinhala script
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| gptkbp:spoken_in |
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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| gptkbp:status |
official language of Sri Lanka
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pali_language
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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