How many people speak Russian and Japanese languages tells about Russian native speakers vs Japanese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 166.00 million people speak Russian as native language while 128.00 million people speak Japanese as native language. You can also go to Russian vs Japanese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Russian and Japanese language. In some regions, Russian and Japanese languages are used as second language. There are 110.00 million speakers who use Russian as second language and no estimate of people speaking Japanese as second language.
Native names are used in the Russian and Japanese Speaking Countries. Both Russian and Japanese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Russian and Japanese you will get to know the native names of Russian and Japanese languages. The native name of Russian is Русский and native name of Japanese is 日本語. The alternative names of Russian and Japanese languages are as follows:
The French name of Russian is russe whereas German name of Russian is Russisch. The German name of Japanese is Japanisch whereas French name of Japanese is russe.