How many people speak Swahili and Sinhalese languages tells about Swahili native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 15.00 million people speak Swahili as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Swahili vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Swahili and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Swahili and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 75.00 million speakers who use Swahili as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.
Native names are used in the Swahili and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Swahili and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Swahili and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Swahili and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Swahili is Kiswahili and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Swahili and Sinhalese languages are as follows:
The French name of Swahili is swahili whereas German name of Swahili is Swahili. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is swahili.