2006-10-31 01:29:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
do yo mean senegalese language or sinhalese(sinhala) language? and what do you wanna know about it?
2006-10-31 01:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by musa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sinhala alphabet
Origin
The Sinhala alphabet, a descendent of the Brahmi script, started to appear in inscriptions during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. Both the alphabet and the language have changed considerably since then. The earliest surviving literature in Sinhala dates from the 9th century AD.
Notable features
Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet.
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines.
When they appear the the beginning of a syllable, vowels are written as independent letters.
Prenasalized consonants, such as mb, nd, ṇd and ng, are formed by special conjunct symbols that combine the stop and the homorganic nasal.
When consonants are combined with r or y, special conjunct symbols are used.
A subset of the letters, known as Eḷu hōḷdiya, was used to write classical Sinhala (Eḷu) - shown in blue below. Many extra letters were added to write Sanskrit and Pali loanwords.
Used to write:
Sinhala or Sinhalese, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sri Lanka by about 12 million people. There are also considerable numbers of Sinhala speakers in Singapore, Thailand, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.
Also used to write Pali and Sanskrit in Sri Lanka.
Sinhala alphabet
Vowels and vowel diacritics with ka
Consonants
Sample text in Sinhala
Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Links
Free Sinhala fonts and software
http://www.fonts.lk
http://www.info.lk/slword/
http://www.metta.lk/fonts/
http://www.downloads.sinhalaya.com/Pages/SinhalaFont.htm
Sinhala language pages
http://www.sinhalapage.com
Let's Speak Sinhala - online lessons
http://www.speaksinhala.com
Online dictionaries and other information about Sinhala and Sri Lanka
http://www.sinhala-online.com
http://www.sinhaladictionary.com
http://www.ceylon-online.com
Sinhala search engine
http://www.sinhalasearch.com
2006-10-31 03:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Sinhala (Sinhalese, Singhalese), one of the major languages of Sri Lanka?
If so, try here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala
2006-10-31 01:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by fidget 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Senegalese ? if yes !
There's no such Senegalese language,because
In Senegal "w.Africa" they speak French and a lot of local African languages.
2006-10-31 02:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by massimo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't even sing english language let alone alse
2006-11-02 01:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by Richard P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about it? That's not a question.
2006-10-31 01:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋