How many people speak Sinhalese and Khmer languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Khmer native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language while 13.00 million people speak Khmer as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Khmer Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Khmer language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Khmer languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and 16.00 million speakers who use Khmer as second language.
Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Khmer Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Khmer languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Khmer you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Khmer languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Khmer is ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r). The alternative names of Sinhalese and Khmer languages are as follows:
The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Khmer is Kambodschanisch whereas French name of Khmer is singhalais.