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Q2 Sinhala word "den'ne" is same as Kansai dialect "den'nen".
Q2 There was written on your book that when the sinhalese said "give me boiled rice " in sinhalese ,they spoke "bath den'ne" in the Sinhala language.
Then I find the idea.
In Kansai dialect of Japanese,they used to speak that "gohan den'nen", it means "give me boiled rice". It is same as sinhalese!
So even my 7-years old daughter could speak Sinhala as " omelet den'nen" means "give me omlet" in Sinhala (actually it means "This is omlet" in Kansai diarect). Isn't it funny? ( S. .K)

A Really? I did not know that.
It is impressed. It make easy to remember Sinhala word " den'ne ". When we speak Sinhalese ,we must pay attention at kansai diarect more.
cf/Sinhala word "den'ne" is デンネ シンハラ語 ください
. (dhen:ne)
Kansai diarect "den'nen" is でんねん  関西方言 〜です(dhen:nen:).