How many people speak Maithili and Tamil?

Maithili vs Tamil Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Maithili and Tamil, you will get to compare Maithili vs Tamil speaking population. How many people speak Maithili and Tamil gives you the number of people speaking Maithili and Tamil in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Maithili language is 32.00 million and number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 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 Tamil is 1.06 %. For more detailed difference check out Maithili vs Tamil.

Maithili native speakers vs Tamil native speakers

How many people speak Maithili and Tamil languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Tamil native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Tamil Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Tamil language. In some regions, Maithili and Tamil languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language.

Native Names of Maithili and Tamil

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

• Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
• Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

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