How many people speak Sinhalese and Maithili languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Maithili native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language while 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Maithili Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Maithili language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Maithili languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language.
Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Maithili Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Maithili languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Maithili you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Maithili languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Maithili is मैथिली (mɛtʰilī). The alternative names of Sinhalese and Maithili languages are as follows:
The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Maithili is Maithili whereas French name of Maithili is singhalais.