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How did sinhala become the official language of Sri Lanka

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Answered by MansiArya3261111
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"The act replaced English as the official language of Ceylon with Sinhalese. The act failed to give official recognition to Tamil, which had not received official recognition before. Sinhalese is the language of Sri lanka's majority people, who accounted for around 70% of the country's population at that time."

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Answered by vilnius
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Sinhala become the official language of Sri Lanka in 1956.

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Sinhala become the official language of Sri Lanka in 1956. The Sinhala Only Bill act was passed by the Parliament of Ceylon which is now Sri Lanka. English was replaced by Sinhala and was declared to be the official language. The majority of the population, at that time, spoke Sinhala. This act was opposed by the people who spoke Tamil.

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