What is Sri Lanka's national language?

It's basically English. Sinhalese is the most spoken language and Tamil is the second most spoken language; these two domestic languages can be considered to be official languages, although Sinhalese tends to dominate. read more

Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-European, Dravidian and Austronesian families. Sri Lanka accords official status to Sinhalese and Tamil. The languages spoken on the island nation are deeply influenced by the languages of neighbouring India, the Maldives and Malaysia. read more

Sinhala was the only official language of the state till Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka came effective after the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord in 1987. As per the current status of the Sri Lankan constitution both Tamil & Sinhala enjoy the same status as both Official Language and National Language. English is used as Link Language. read more

Sri Lanka is home to speakers of a number of smaller, unofficial languages, such as Veddah, which has around 2,500 speakers; Sri Lankan Malay, which has around 45,000 speakers; and Indo-Portuguese, a creole language based on Portuguese that has around 3,400 speakers. Deaf people in Sri Lanka communicate using Sri Lankan Sign Language. read more