How many people speak Sinhalese and Oriya?

Sinhalese vs Oriya Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Oriya, you will get to compare Sinhalese vs Oriya speaking population. How many people speak Sinhalese and Oriya gives you the number of people speaking Sinhalese and Oriya in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Sinhalese language is 16.00 million and number of people speaking Oriya language is 33.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Sinhalese is 0.25 % and speaking population of Oriya is 0.50 %. For more detailed difference check out Sinhalese vs Oriya.

Sinhalese native speakers vs Oriya native speakers

How many people speak Sinhalese and Oriya languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Oriya 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 Oriya as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Oriya Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Oriya language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Oriya languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and no estimate of people speaking Oriya as second language.

Native Names of Sinhalese and Oriya

Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Oriya Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Oriya languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Oriya you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Oriya languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Oriya is ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā). The alternative names of Sinhalese and Oriya languages are as follows:

• Sinhalese alternative names are: Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
• Oriya alternative names are: Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia

The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Oriya is Oriya-Sprache whereas French name of Oriya is singhalais.