How many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese?

Burmese vs Sinhalese Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese, you will get to compare Burmese vs Sinhalese speaking population. How many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese gives you the number of people speaking Burmese and Sinhalese in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Burmese language is 43.00 million and number of people speaking Sinhalese language is 16.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Burmese is 0.50 % and speaking population of Sinhalese is 0.25 %. For more detailed difference check out Burmese vs Sinhalese.

Burmese native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers

How many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese languages tells about Burmese native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 33.00 million people speak Burmese as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Burmese vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Burmese and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Burmese and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 10.00 million speakers who use Burmese as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.

Native Names of Burmese and Sinhalese

Native names are used in the Burmese and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Burmese and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Burmese and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Burmese is ဗမာစကား (bama saka) and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Burmese and Sinhalese languages are as follows:

• Burmese alternative names are: Bama, Bamachaka, Myanmar, Myen, myanma bhasa
• Sinhalese alternative names are: Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala

The French name of Burmese is birman whereas German name of Burmese is Birmanisch. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is birman.