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How many people speak Chewa and Sinhalese?


Sinhalese and Chewa speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.25 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
39

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
2.00 million  
34

Native Name
Nyanja  
සිංහල (sĩhala)  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
singhalais  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Singhalesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Sinhalese people  

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Chewa native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers

How many people speak Chewa and Sinhalese languages tells about Chewa native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 12.00 million people speak Chewa as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Chewa vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Chewa and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Chewa and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Chewa as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.

Native Names of Chewa and Sinhalese

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

The French name of Chewa is chichewa; chewa; nyanja whereas German name of Chewa is Nyanja-Sprache. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is chichewa; chewa; nyanja.

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