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Sinhala, n. and a.|sɪnˈhɑːlə|
[a. Skr. (see Sinhalese).]
A. n. = Sinhalese n. and a. 2.
1954Pei & Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 198 Sinhala, modern vernacular Sinhalese, mixed with foreign words. 1961Times 27 June 13 The Official Language Act of 1958 came into effect at the beginnng of this year, and without reference to Tamil prescribes Sinhala as the sole official language of Ceylon. 1977Economist 3 Sept. 62/1 Mrs Bandaranaike fought an election on a platform of ‘Sinhala only’ as Sri Lanka's state language.
B. adj. = Sinhalese n. and a. 3.
1926M. C. Rasanayagam Anc. Jaffna vi. 231 The Pallava king..says in one of his inscriptions that he vanquished ‘the Sinhala king who was proud of the strength of his arms’. 1962Housewife (Ceylon) Feb. 9 Local hand-made clay tiles based on traditional Sinhala designs. 1963Guardian 2 May 10/3 An Act of 1956 prescribed the Sinhala language as the one official language of Ceylon. |