Sinhala
Sinhala is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European; Sinhala script (abugida) -- notable as an Indo-Aryan language surrounded by Dravidian-speaking South India, reflecting a migration from northern India over 2,000 years ago.
6 Levels of Analysis for Sinhala
Other Indo-European languages
Frequently asked about Sinhala
What language family does Sinhala belong to?
Indo-European.
At which levels can I analyse Sinhala?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Sinhala one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.