How many people speak Maithili and Santali?

Maithili native speakers vs Santali native speakers

How many people speak Maithili and Santali languages tells about Maithili native speakers vs Santali native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language while 6.30 million people speak Santali as native language. You can also go to Maithili vs Santali Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Maithili and Santali language. In some regions, Maithili and Santali languages are used as second language. There are 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language and no estimate of people speaking Santali as second language.

Native Names of Maithili and Santali

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

• Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
• Santali alternative names are: Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal

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