This study explores semantic change in the Sinhala language through a comparative linguistic lens, with a focus on words from Sikhawalanda, a holy text written in Sinhala. Semantic analysis, a fundamental method ...

Butsarana is considered as the incomparable Sinhalese Prose. It was written by Vidyachkkravarti at the end of the 12th century A. D or at the beginning of the13th century A. D. Butsarana reflects a developed stage ...

A formal structure of an alphabet is the culmi nation of phonological knowledge. Therefore, only an elementary phonologist can make logical criticisms about the structure of a for mal alphabet. Thus, criticism of the ...

The social and cultural events that took place in the country in each era led to the development of the vocabulary of the Sinhala language. In recent times, the major event that has affected the development of Sinhala ...

The concept of deities holds significant importance among the rituals associated with human life. In the Vanni region, the influence of Tamil culture is particularly evident in the prevailing deity concepts. The ...