Sri Lanka Languages

Description
Sri Lanka confers official status to Sinhala, Tamil, and English as recognized languages.
 * The main language spoken in Sri Lanka is Sinhala.
 * Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Austronesian, and Dravidian families.
 * The languages spoken have been influenced by the various languages in India, Europe and Southeast Asia.
 * Arab settlers and the colonial powers of Portugal, the Netherlands, and Britain have also influenced the development of modern languages.

Word List(s)
Sinhala
 * List of Sinhala words of English origin (Wikipedia)
 * Useful phrases in Sinhala (Omniglot)
 * 1000 Most Common Sinhala Words (1000mostcommonwords)

Tamil
 * Sample Text of Tamil (Wikipedia)
 * Useful phrases in Tamil (Omniglot)
 * 1000 Most Common Tamil Words (1000mostcommonwords)

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Sinhala
 * Sinhala phonology (Wikipedia)
 * Sinhala Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Tamil
 * Tamil phonology (Wikipedia)
 * Tamil Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Sinhala
 * English to Sinhala Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * Learn Sinhala (utalk)
 * Learn Sinhala (My Languages)
 * Chandralal, Dileep. Sinhala. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010. Available at: WorldCat.

Tamil
 * English to Tamil Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * Learn Tamil in 5 Days (YouTube)
 * Vikal, Krishna. Learn Tamil in 30 days through English. New Delhi: Diamond Books, 2006. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources

 * Sri Lanka (Britannica)
 * Sri Lanka (Wikitravel)