How many people speak Bengali and Sinhalese languages tells about Bengali native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 196.00 million people speak Bengali as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Bengali vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Bengali and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Bengali and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 19.00 million speakers who use Bengali as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.
Native names are used in the Bengali and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Bengali and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Bengali and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Bengali and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Bengali is বাংলা (baɛṅlā) and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Bengali and Sinhalese languages are as follows:
The French name of Bengali is bengali whereas German name of Bengali is Bengali. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is bengali.