How many people speak Maithili and Oriya?

Maithili native speakers vs Oriya native speakers

How many people speak Maithili and Oriya languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Oriya native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 33.00 million people speak Oriya as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Oriya Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Oriya language. In some regions, Maithili and Oriya languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and no estimate of people speaking Oriya as second language.

Native Names of Maithili and Oriya

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

• Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
• Oriya alternative names are: Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia

The French name of Maithili is maithili whereas German name of Maithili is Maithili. The German name of Oriya is Oriya-Sprache whereas French name of Oriya is maithili.