How many people speak Marathi and Tamil?

Marathi

Tamil

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1 How Many People Speak

1.1 How Many People Speak?

71.00 million78.00 million

0.13 1200

1.2 Speaking Population

1.10 %1.06 %

0.11 89

1.3 Native Speakers

68.00 million70.00 million

0.13 873

1.3.1 Second Language Speakers

3.00 million8.00 million

0.01 400

1.3.2 Native Name

मराठी (marāṭhī)

தமிழ்

1.3.3 Alternative Names

Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

1.3.4 French Name

marathe

tamoul

1.3.5 German Name

Marathi

Tamil

1.4 Pronunciation

[məˈɾaʈʰi]

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

1.5 Ethnicity

Marathi people

Tamil people or Tamilans

Marathi vs Tamil Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Marathi and Tamil, you will get to compare Marathi vs Tamil speaking population. How many people speak Marathi and Tamil gives you the number of people speaking Marathi and Tamil in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Marathi language is 71.00 million and number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Marathi is 1.10 % and speaking population of Tamil is 1.06 %. For more detailed difference check out Marathi vs Tamil.

Marathi native speakers vs Tamil native speakers

How many people speak Marathi and Tamil languages tells about Marathi native speakers vs Tamil native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 68.00 million people speak Marathi as native language while 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language. You can also go to Marathi vs Tamil Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Marathi and Tamil language. In some regions, Marathi and Tamil languages are used as second language. There are 3.00 million speakers who use Marathi as second language and 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language.

Native Names of Marathi and Tamil

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

Marathi alternative names are: Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

The French name of Marathi is marathe whereas German name of Marathi is Marathi. The German name of Tamil is Tamil whereas French name of Tamil is marathe.