Back শ্রীলঙ্কার ভাষা Bengali/Bangla Γλώσσες της Σρι Λάνκα Greek Langues au Sri Lanka French श्रीलंका की भाषाएं Hindi Fiteny any Srilanka Malagasy ശ്രീലങ്കയിലെ ഭാഷകൾ Malayalam श्रीलङ्कामा बोलिने भाषाहरू Nepali Языки Шри-Ланки Russian ශ්රී ලංකාවේ භාෂා Singhalese இலங்கையின் மொழிகள் Tamil
The main languages spoken in Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil. Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and Austronesian families. Sri Lanka accords official status to Sinhala and Tamil, with English as a recognised language. The languages spoken on the island nation are deeply influenced by the various languages in India, Europe and Southeast Asia. Arab settlers and the colonial powers of Portugal, the Netherlands and Britain have also influenced the development of modern languages in Sri Lanka. See below for the most-spoken languages of Sri Lanka.