How many people speak Maithili and Meithei?

Maithili vs Meithei Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Maithili and Meithei, you will get to compare Maithili vs Meithei speaking population. How many people speak Maithili and Meithei gives you the number of people speaking Maithili and Meithei in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Maithili language is 32.00 million and number of people speaking Meithei language is 1.50 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Maithili is 0.41 % and speaking population of Meithei is 0.01 %. For more detailed difference check out Maithili vs Meithei.

Maithili native speakers vs Meithei native speakers

How many people speak Maithili and Meithei languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Meithei native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 1.50 million people speak Meithei as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Meithei Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Meithei language. In some regions, Maithili and Meithei languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and 1.50 million speakers who use Meithei as second language.

Native Names of Maithili and Meithei

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

• Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
• Meithei alternative names are: Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna

The French name of Maithili is maithili whereas German name of Maithili is Maithili. The German name of Meithei is Meithei whereas French name of Meithei is maithili.