Sinhala Resources

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Sinhala Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

Kapruka [1]
English-Sinhala one-way dictionary with corresponding sound files
Madura Online [2]
English-Sinhala one-way dictionary
UCLA Language Materials Project [3]
Linguistic profile of Sinhala with information about its history and society

Language Learning

Grammar

Sinhala Basic Course Vol. 1 [4], 2 [5], and 3 [6] (pdf)
Sinhala writing and grammar in 3 volumes
Peace Corps Sinhala Language Trainer's Manual [7] (pdf)
Literary Sinhala Inflected Forms [8]
Grammar guide to literary inflectional morphology
Sidath sangarawa [9]
Free google book explaining Sinhalese grammar

Vocabulary

Sinhala Online [10]
Essential Sinhala vocabulary for beginners
Mylanguages.org - Sinhala [11]
Free vocabulary lessons by topic or word category

Reading & Writing

Omniglot [12]
Introduction to the Sinhala script
Sinhala Online [13]
Beginner's lessons in writing the Sinhala script
SihaDerana [14]
Introductory lessons in writing the Sinhalese script
Samples of Sinhala Prose [15]
Literary samples with grammar annotations

Listening & Speaking

Nilwala Radio [16]
Online radio in Sinhala
The South Asian Literary Recording Project [17]
Audio recordings of Sri Lankan authors reading selections of their work

Online Courses & Materials [18]

Let's Speak Sinhala [19]
Free online lessons for beginners

Cultural Resources

News & Media

Lakbima [20]
Sinhalese online newspaper
Lankadeepa [21]
Newspaper in Sinhala
BBC Sinhala [22]
News from Sri Lanka in English

Arts, Films, & Music

InfoLanka [23]
Extensive reference list of websites related to Sinhalese culture
Art Sri Lanka [24]
Selection of Sri Lankan visual arts
SinhalaJukebox [25]
Free online music in Sinhala
SLHits [26]
Archive of Sri Lankan music
Sinhala e-music [27]
Sinhala songs, lyrics, and videos

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website [28] and follow these steps:

Select "advanced search"
Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
Choose your specific language and
Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Search Engines and Directories

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Links:
[1] http://www.lanka.info/dictionary/EnglishToSinhala.jsp
[2] http://maduraonline.com/dictionary/
[3] http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?LangID=97&menu=004
[4] http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED192569.pdf
[5] http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED192570.pdf
[6] http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED192571.pdf
[7] http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED402783.pdf
[8] http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED127808.pdf
[9] http://books.google.com/books?id=rTFAAAAAYAAJ
[10] http://www.sinhala-online.com/sinhalese-dictionary.html
[11] http://mylanguages.org/learn_sinhala.php
[12] http://www.omniglot.com/writing/sinhala.htm
[13] http://www.sinhala-online.com/sinhala-sign-page.html
[14] http://www.sihaderana.com/lessons_intro.php
[15] http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED127807.pdf
[16] http://www.nilwalaradio.com/
[17] http://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/sinhalese.html
[18] http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1344.entry
[19] http://www.speaksinhala.com/
[20] http://www.lakbima.lk/
[21] http://www.lankadeepa.lk/
[22] http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/
[23] http://www.infolanka.com/org/srilanka/cult.html
[24] http://www.artsrilanka.org/
[25] http://sinhalajukebox.org/
[26] http://slhits.com/
[27] http://www.sinhalaya.com/sinhalamusic/index.php
[28] http://infohawk.uiowa.edu/