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 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:
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.