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How many people speak Malayalam and Tamil?


Tamil and Malayalam speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
malayalam   
tamoul   

German Name
Malayalam   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

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Malayalam native speakers vs Tamil native speakers

How many people speak Malayalam and Tamil languages tells about Malayalam native speakers vs Tamil native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 38.00 million people speak Malayalam as native language while 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language. You can also go to Malayalam vs Tamil Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Malayalam and Tamil language. In some regions, Malayalam and Tamil languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Malayalam as second language and 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language.

Native Names of Malayalam and Tamil

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

The French name of Malayalam is malayalam whereas German name of Malayalam is Malayalam. The German name of Tamil is Tamil whereas French name of Tamil is malayalam.

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