How many people speak Kannada and Tamil?

Kannada

Tamil

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1 How Many People Speak

1.1 How Many People Speak?

49.00 million78.00 million

0.13 1200

1.2 Speaking Population

0.58 %1.06 %

0.11 89

1.3 Native Speakers

38.00 million70.00 million

0.13 873

1.3.1 Second Language Speakers

11.00 million8.00 million

0.01 400

1.3.2 Native Name

ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)

தமிழ்

1.3.3 Alternative Names

Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

1.3.4 French Name

kannada

tamoul

1.3.5 German Name

Kannada

Tamil

1.4 Pronunciation

[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

1.5 Ethnicity

Kannadiga

Tamil people or Tamilans

Kannada vs Tamil Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Kannada and Tamil, you will get to compare Kannada vs Tamil speaking population. How many people speak Kannada and Tamil gives you the number of people speaking Kannada and Tamil in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Kannada language is 49.00 million and number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Kannada is 0.58 % and speaking population of Tamil is 1.06 %. For more detailed difference check out Kannada vs Tamil.

Kannada native speakers vs Tamil native speakers

How many people speak Kannada and Tamil languages tells about Kannada native speakers vs Tamil native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 38.00 million people speak Kannada as native language while 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language. You can also go to Kannada vs Tamil Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Kannada and Tamil language. In some regions, Kannada and Tamil languages are used as second language. There are 11.00 million speakers who use Kannada as second language and 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language.

Native Names of Kannada and Tamil

Native names are used in the Kannada and Tamil Speaking Countries. Both Kannada and Tamil languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Kannada and Tamil you will get to know the native names of Kannada and Tamil languages. The native name of Kannada is ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa) and native name of Tamil is தமிழ். The alternative names of Kannada and Tamil languages are as follows:

Kannada alternative names are: Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

The French name of Kannada is kannada whereas German name of Kannada is Kannada. The German name of Tamil is Tamil whereas French name of Tamil is kannada.