How many people speak Malagasy and Sinhalese?

Malagasy native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers

How many people speak Malagasy and Sinhalese languages tells about Malagasy native speakers vs Sinhalese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 18.00 million people speak Malagasy as native language while 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language. You can also go to Malagasy vs Sinhalese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Malagasy and Sinhalese language. In some regions, Malagasy and Sinhalese languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Malagasy as second language and 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language.

Native Names of Malagasy and Sinhalese

Native names are used in the Malagasy and Sinhalese Speaking Countries. Both Malagasy and Sinhalese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Malagasy and Sinhalese you will get to know the native names of Malagasy and Sinhalese languages. The native name of Malagasy is Fiteny Malagasy and native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala). The alternative names of Malagasy and Sinhalese languages are as follows:

• Malagasy alternative names are: Malagasy Sign Language
• Sinhalese alternative names are: Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala

The French name of Malagasy is malgache whereas German name of Malagasy is Malagassi-Sprache. The German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch whereas French name of Sinhalese is malgache.