How many people speak Sinhalese and Burmese languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Burmese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language while 33.00 million people speak Burmese as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Burmese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Burmese language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Burmese languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and 10.00 million speakers who use Burmese as second language.
Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Burmese Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Burmese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Burmese you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Burmese languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Burmese is ဗမာစကား (bama saka). The alternative names of Sinhalese and Burmese languages are as follows:
The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Burmese is Birmanisch whereas French name of Burmese is singhalais.