LK
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Summary
Sri Lanka is a country in Asia that is home to 22,156,000 people. It is also home to 5 living indigenous languages. Two of these, Sinhala and Tamil, are the official languages of the country. In addition, 2 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 2 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Indo-European (2) Creole (1) Dravidian (1) Sign language (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Sri Lanka has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.