How many people speak Maithili and Dzongkha languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Dzongkha native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Dzongkha Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Dzongkha language. In some regions, Maithili and Dzongkha languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language.
Native names are used in the Maithili and Dzongkha Speaking Countries. Both Maithili and Dzongkha languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Maithili and Dzongkha you will get to know the native names of Maithili and Dzongkha languages. The native name of Maithili is मैथिली (mɛtʰilī) and native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha). The alternative names of Maithili and Dzongkha languages are as follows:
The French name of Maithili is maithili whereas German name of Maithili is Maithili. The German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha whereas French name of Dzongkha is maithili.