Sinhalese Plural Form

In Sinhalese (Sri Lankan language), the plural form changes based on whether
the subject is animate or inanimate.

In both cases (inanimate or animate), the singular form is different.

'zero items' is generally not used in Sinhalese. But, if using it should be
similar to the plural form.

 

Ex: 

1 man               -           minihek (or 1 minihek)

2 men               -           minissu 2 denek

5 men               -           minissu 5 denek

(0 men              -           minissu 0 denek)

 

1 dog                -           bal'lek (or 1 bal'lek)

5 dogs              -           ballo 5 denek

 

1 book              -           pothak (or 1 pothak)

5 books             -           poth 5'k

(0 books           -           poth 0'k)

 

In Sri Lanka we're taking a great effort to promote OpenSource software. As
you know, the FOSS conference was also held in Sri Lanka this year
(www.fosssl.org <http://www.fosssl.org/> ). We are keen to translate
commonly used OpenSource apps to Sinhalese, the main local language. 

 

So the formula would be:

n==1 ? 0 : 1 ..... (but different for animate and inanimate objects)

 

Cheers!

 

Anjula

 

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