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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.
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.
Spreadsheet containing the Sinhala alphabet (Excel, 56K)
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
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