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Sinhala Language

SAP is the world's leading publisher of Sinhala language textbooks, with books for colloquial and literary, beginning and intermediate language learners.

Copies of our Sinhala Textbooks published in the 20th century are now available Open Access, through the links, below. Hard copies of those books, as well as of our Sinhala textbooks published in the 21st century are still available for purchase, as listed below.

Colloquial Sinhalese (Sinhala) Part 1 by Gordon H. Fairbanks, James W. Gair, and M. W. S. De Silva, and accompanying audio files and dialogs

Colloquial Sinhalese (Sinhala) Part 2 by Gordon H. Fairbanks, James W. Gair, and M. W. S. De Silva, and accompanying audio files and dialogs 

Readings in Colloquial Sinhala by James W. Gair, W. S. Karunatillake, and John Paolillo, and accompanying audio files

Literary Sinhala by James W. Gair and W. S. Karunatilaka

Literary Sinhala Inflected Forms : A Synopsis, with a Transliteration Guide to Sinhala Script by James W. Gair and W. S. Karunatilaka 

Samples of Contemporary Sinhala Prose: With Glossary and Brief Grammatical Notes by James W. Gair and W. S. Karunatilaka 

Bandara Herath
This reader is designed for the use of students who are learning intermediate Sinhala language in order to improve their reading skills and reading comprehension. The readings are written in semi-…
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Bandara Herath
Spoken Sinhala Grammar is a supplementary handbook of basic colloquial Sinhala grammar for classroom instruction, but also as a resource for reference and for self-study students.  This handbook…
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Theresa McGarry & Liyanage Amarakeerthi
Both with digital download.   A well conceived curriculum that sequentially structures a course that gives students a good grasp over Sinhala, with a knowledge that is appropriate to a…
Bandara Herath
This workbook introduces the student to the Sinhala Alphabet, guiding him/her in learning the Sinhala characters and combinations of the sounds as represented by those characters. From the basic…
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Theresa McGarry & Liyanage Amarakeerthi
With digital download. A well conceived curriculum that sequentially structures a course that gives students a good grasp over Sinhala, with a knowledge that is appropriate to a first year of…
Theresa McGarry & Liyanage Amarakeerthi
With digital download. A well conceived curriculum that sequentially lays out a course that gives students a good hold over Sinhala, with a knowledge that is appropriate to a first year language…
Bandara Herath
This reader follows Beginning Colloquial Sinhala: An Introductory Sinhala Curriculum by Theresa McGarry and Liyanage Amarakeerthi, from Unit 6 to 40 with readings appropriate to the level of the…
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Gordon H. Fairbanks, James Gair, M.W. Sugathapala De Silva
Order limited to 2 copies per person/institution. Audio files available separately.
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Gordon H. Fairbanks, James Gair, M.W. Sugathapala De Silva
Order limited to 2 copies per person/institution. Audio files available separately.
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Cornell University
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