How many people speak Kannada and Telugu?

Kannada vs Telugu Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Kannada and Telugu, you will get to compare Kannada vs Telugu speaking population. How many people speak Kannada and Telugu gives you the number of people speaking Kannada and Telugu in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Kannada language is 49.00 million and number of people speaking Telugu language is 80.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Kannada is 0.58 % and speaking population of Telugu is 1.15 %. For more detailed difference check out Kannada vs Telugu.

Kannada native speakers vs Telugu native speakers

How many people speak Kannada and Telugu languages tells about Kannada native speakers vs Telugu native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 38.00 million people speak Kannada as native language while 75.00 million people speak Telugu as native language. You can also go to Kannada vs Telugu Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Kannada and Telugu language. In some regions, Kannada and Telugu languages are used as second language. There are 11.00 million speakers who use Kannada as second language and 5.00 million speakers who use Telugu as second language.

Native Names of Kannada and Telugu

Native names are used in the Kannada and Telugu Speaking Countries. Both Kannada and Telugu languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Kannada and Telugu you will get to know the native names of Kannada and Telugu languages. The native name of Kannada is ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa) and native name of Telugu is తెలుగు (telugu). The alternative names of Kannada and Telugu languages are as follows:

• Kannada alternative names are: Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
• Telugu alternative names are: Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan

The French name of Kannada is kannada whereas German name of Kannada is Kannada. The German name of Telugu is Telugu-Sprache whereas French name of Telugu is kannada.