Singhalese (also Sinhalese, Sinhala, Singhala, Cingalese) is spoken in Sri Lanka, where it is the official language. There are a few areas in the north and east of Sri Lanka in which the people speak other languages. There are approximately 13 million Singhalese speakers in Sri Lanka. •See also Indo-Iranian languages. Ref: UCLA Language Materials Project, Ethnologue, Wikipedia