How many people speak Afrikaans and Sinhalese languages tells about Afrikaans native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 7.10 million people speak Afrikaans as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Afrikaans vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Afrikaans and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Afrikaans and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 10.30 million speakers who use Afrikaans as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.
Native names are used in the Afrikaans and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Afrikaans and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Afrikaans and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Afrikaans and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Afrikaans and Sinhalese languages are as follows:
The French name of Afrikaans is afrikaans whereas German name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is afrikaans.