How many people speak Maithili and Malayalam?

Maithili native speakers vs Malayalam native speakers

How many people speak Maithili and Malayalam languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Malayalam native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 38.00 million people speak Malayalam as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Malayalam Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Malayalam language. In some regions, Maithili and Malayalam languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and no estimate of people speaking Malayalam as second language.

Native Names of Maithili and Malayalam

Native names are used in the Maithili and Malayalam Speaking Countries. Both Maithili and Malayalam languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Maithili and Malayalam you will get to know the native names of Maithili and Malayalam languages. The native name of Maithili is मैथिली (mɛtʰilī) and native name of Malayalam is മലയാളം (malayāḷam). The alternative names of Maithili and Malayalam languages are as follows:

• Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
• Malayalam alternative names are: Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla

The French name of Maithili is maithili whereas German name of Maithili is Maithili. The German name of Malayalam is Malayalam whereas French name of Malayalam is maithili.