How many people speak Maithili and Khmer languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Khmer native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 13.00 million people speak Khmer as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Khmer Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Khmer language. In some regions, Maithili and Khmer languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and no estimate of people speaking Khmer as second language.
Native names are used in the Maithili and Khmer Speaking Countries. Both Maithili and Khmer languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Maithili and Khmer you will get to know the native names of Maithili and Khmer languages. The native name of Maithili is मैथिली (mɛtʰilī) and native name of Khmer is ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r). The alternative names of Maithili and Khmer languages are as follows:
The French name of Maithili is maithili whereas German name of Maithili is Maithili. The German name of Khmer is Kambodschanisch whereas French name of Khmer is maithili.