How many people speak Tamil and Telugu?

Tamil vs Telugu Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Tamil and Telugu, you will get to compare Tamil vs Telugu speaking population. How many people speak Tamil and Telugu gives you the number of people speaking Tamil and Telugu in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 million and number of people speaking Telugu language is 80.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Tamil is 1.06 % and speaking population of Telugu is 1.15 %. For more detailed difference check out Tamil vs Telugu.

Tamil native speakers vs Telugu native speakers

How many people speak Tamil and Telugu languages tells about Tamil native speakers vs Telugu native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language while 75.00 million people speak Telugu as native language. You can also go to Tamil vs Telugu Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Tamil and Telugu language. In some regions, Tamil and Telugu languages are used as second language. There are 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language and 5.00 million speakers who use Telugu as second language.

Native Names of Tamil and Telugu

Native names are used in the Tamil and Telugu Speaking Countries. Both Tamil and Telugu languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Tamil and Telugu you will get to know the native names of Tamil and Telugu languages. The native name of Tamil is தமிழ் and native name of Telugu is తెలుగు (telugu). The alternative names of Tamil and Telugu languages are as follows:

• Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
• Telugu alternative names are: Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan

The French name of Tamil is tamoul whereas German name of Tamil is Tamil. The German name of Telugu is Telugu-Sprache whereas French name of Telugu is tamoul.