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What Language Do They Speak in Sri Lanka?
The official languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil. In total about 4 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Sinhala (68%), Tamil (15%) and English (10%).
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Sri Lanka?
The official languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil. In total about 4 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Sinhala (68%), Tamil (15%) and English (10%).
What is the official language of Sri Lanka?
Sinhala and Tamil.
Is English spoken in Sri Lanka?
About 10% of people in Sri Lanka speak English (2.2 million).
How many languages are spoken in Sri Lanka?
About 4 living languages — #160 in the world for linguistic diversity.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).