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How many people speak Malayalam and Sinhalese?


Sinhalese and Malayalam speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million  
33
16.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.25 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
16.00 million  
39

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  
සිංහල (sĩhala)  

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala  

French Name
malayalam  
singhalais  

German Name
Malayalam  
Singhalesisch  

Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]  
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]  

Ethnicity
Malayali  
Sinhalese people  

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Malayalam native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers

How many people speak Malayalam and Sinhalese languages tells about Malayalam native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 38.00 million people speak Malayalam as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Malayalam vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Malayalam and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Malayalam and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 38.00 million speakers who use Malayalam as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.

Native Names of Malayalam and Sinhalese

Native names are used in the Malayalam and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Malayalam and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Malayalam and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Malayalam and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Malayalam is മലയാളം (malayāḷam) and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Malayalam and Sinhalese languages are as follows:

The French name of Malayalam is malayalam whereas German name of Malayalam is Malayalam. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is malayalam.

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