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How many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese?


Sinhalese and Burmese speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
43.00 million   
30
16.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.50 %   
29
0.25 %   
99+

Native Speakers
33.00 million   
28
16.00 million   
39

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
2.00 million   
34

Native Name
ဗမာစကား (bama saka)   
සිංහල (sĩhala)   

Alternative Names
Bama, Bamachaka, Myanmar, Myen, myanma bhasa   
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala   

French Name
birman   
singhalais   

German Name
Birmanisch   
Singhalesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bamar people   
Sinhalese people   

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Burmese native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers

How many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese languages tells about Burmese native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 33.00 million people speak Burmese as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Burmese vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Burmese and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Burmese and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. There are 10.00 million speakers who use Burmese as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.

Native Names of Burmese and Sinhalese

Native names are used in the Burmese and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Burmese and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Burmese and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Burmese and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Burmese is ဗမာစကား (bama saka) and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Burmese and Sinhalese languages are as follows:

The French name of Burmese is birman whereas German name of Burmese is Birmanisch. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is birman.

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