How many people speak Dzongkha and Meithei languages tells about Dzongkha native speakers vs Meithei native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language while 1.50 million people speak Meithei as native language. You can also go to Dzongkha vs Meithei Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Dzongkha and Meithei language. In some regions, Dzongkha and Meithei languages are used as second language. There are 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language and no estimate of people speaking Meithei as second language.
Native names are used in the Dzongkha and Meithei Speaking Countries. Both Dzongkha and Meithei languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Dzongkha and Meithei you will get to know the native names of Dzongkha and Meithei languages. The native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) and native name of Meithei is মৈইতৈইলোন. The alternative names of Dzongkha and Meithei languages are as follows:
The French name of Dzongkha is dzongkha whereas German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha. The German name of Meithei is Meithei whereas French name of Meithei is dzongkha.