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The [[Sinhala alphabetscript]] is a [[Writingwriting system|script]] used in Sri Lanka to write the official language [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] and also sometimes the liturgical languages [[Pali]] and [[Sanskrit]].

==How to read Sinhala==

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*If you are using a version of Windows other than XP SP2, you can use the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320194110/http://www.sinhalasp.com/keyboard_driver.htm FutureSinhala keyboard driver] to type in Sinhala unicode.

*It's a small background program that intercepts what you type and converts it to the Sinhala unicode format.

*You can type in phonetics, Wijeysekara layout or Singlish (ea kiyanne mehema type karana eka) and the program will type it in Sinhala on any open window (MS Word etc.).

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*If you want to type in Sinhala using your Android smartphone, you can download the Helakuru Keyboard from the '''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lk.bhasha.helakuru&hl=en Google Playstore]'''. If you don't have Google Playstore installed, then you can download the '''[https://everexstore.com/helakuru-sinhala-keyboard-apk/ Helakuru APK version]'''.

*Helakuru is a mostly used Keyboard app among Sri Lankans in 2020.

==Still having problems==