How many people speak Maithili and Sinhalese languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Maithili and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.
Native names are used in the Maithili and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Maithili and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Maithili and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Maithili and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Maithili is मैथिली (mɛtʰilī) and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Maithili and Sinhalese languages are as follows:
The French name of Maithili is maithili whereas German name of Maithili is Maithili. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is maithili.