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Herath Ekanayake
Herath is a Sinhalese people, Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charitha Herath, Sri Lankan academic * Chatura Herath (born 1987), Sri Lankan cricketer * Cyril Herath, Sri Lankan police officer * D. B. Herath (born 1956), Sri Lankan politician * Harold Herath (died 2007), Sri Lankan politician * Jayarathna Herath, Sri Lankan politician * Kanaka Herath, Sri Lankan politician * Maheepala Herath, Sri Lankan politician * Rangana Herath (born 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer * Renuka Herath, Sri Lankan politician * Samanpriya Herath (born 1976), Sri Lankan politician * Samansiri Herath, Sri Lankan politician * Vijitha Herath (born 1968), Sri Lankan politician See also * {{Surname Sinhalese surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 2 million people as of 2001. It is written using the Sinhala script, which is a Brahmic scripts, Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada, Theravada Buddhist literature. The early form of the Sinhala language, is attested as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions with long vowels and aspirated consonants is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle Indian Prakrits that has been used during the time of the Buddha. The closest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
