How many people speak Dzongkha and Maithili?

Dzongkha native speakers vs Maithili native speakers

How many people speak Dzongkha and Maithili languages tells about Dzongkha native speakers vs Maithili native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language while 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language. You can also go to Dzongkha vs Maithili Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Dzongkha and Maithili language. In some regions, Dzongkha and Maithili languages are used as second language. There are 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language and 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language.

Native Names of Dzongkha and Maithili

Native names are used in the Dzongkha and Maithili Speaking Countries. Both Dzongkha and Maithili languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Dzongkha and Maithili you will get to know the native names of Dzongkha and Maithili languages. The native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) and native name of Maithili is मैथिली (mɛtʰilī). The alternative names of Dzongkha and Maithili languages are as follows:

• Dzongkha alternative names are: Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
• Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia

The French name of Dzongkha is dzongkha whereas German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha. The German name of Maithili is Maithili whereas French name of Maithili is dzongkha.