Ulimi lwesiSinhalese, oluphinda lupelwe ngeSinghalese noma iCingalese, ebizwa nangokuthi iSinhala, ulimi lwesi-Indo-Aryan, olunye lwezilimi ezimbili ezisemthethweni zaseSri Lanka. Yathathwa lapho ngamakholoni asenyakatho yeNdiya cishe ngekhulu lesi-5 BC. Ngenxa yokuhluka kwaso kwezinye izilimi ze-Indo-Aryan zasezweni laseNdiya, isiSinhalese sathuthuka ngemigqa ezimele. Yathonywa isiPāli, ulimi olungcwele lwamaBuddha aseSri Lanka, futhi ngezinga elincane isiSanskrit. Iboleke inqwaba yamagama ezilimini zama-Dravidian, ikakhulukazi avela esiTamil, esikhulunywa naseSri Lanka.
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Mey 22, 2022