How many people speak Sinhalese and Dzongkha languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Dzongkha native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language while 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Dzongkha Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Dzongkha language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Dzongkha languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language.
Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Dzongkha Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Dzongkha languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Dzongkha you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Dzongkha languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha). The alternative names of Sinhalese and Dzongkha languages are as follows:
The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha whereas French name of Dzongkha is singhalais.