How many people speak Chewa and Maithili languages tells about Chewa native speakers vs Maithili native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 12.00 million people speak Chewa as native language while 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language. You can also go to Chewa vs Maithili Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Chewa and Maithili language. In some regions, Chewa and Maithili languages are used as second language. There are 1.50 million speakers who use Chewa as second language and 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language.
Native names are used in the Chewa and Maithili Speaking Countries. Both Chewa and Maithili languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Chewa and Maithili you will get to know the native names of Chewa and Maithili languages. The native name of Chewa is Nyanja and native name of Maithili is मैथिली (mɛtʰilī). The alternative names of Chewa and Maithili languages are as follows:
The French name of Chewa is chichewa; chewa; nyanja whereas German name of Chewa is Nyanja-Sprache. The German name of Maithili is Maithili whereas French name of Maithili is chichewa; chewa; nyanja.