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Sinhala is the native language of Sri Lanka. Historians discovered rock carvings that they believe show the first use of Sinhala. These carvings date to 200 BC. This language changed and developed over time. By 1250, a literary Sinhala language formed that has remained intact. Pronunciations have changed, but Sinhalese today is comparable to the 1250 version. Sinhala is diglossic, meaning there are two coexisting versions of the language. One is for everyday communication while the other is a formal version of literature. Grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation differences exist between the two versions. Native speakers understand both versions, but the colloquial version is used most often. over sixteen billion people use Sinhala as their first language and another four billion people use Sinhala as their second language in the 1950s, Sinhala became one of Sri Lanka’s official languages
