LK

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    22,156,000

    people

    5

    living languages

    92%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 2
    2. 1
    3. 2
    4. 0

Sri Lanka has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.