How many people speak Nepali and Maithili?

Nepali

Maithili

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1 How Many People Speak

1.1 How Many People Speak?

30.00 million32.00 million

0.13 1200

1.2 Speaking Population

0.25 %0.41 %

0.11 89

1.3 Native Speakers

25.00 million27.00 million

0.13 873

1.3.1 Second Language Speakers

5.00 million2.80 million

0.01 400

1.3.2 Native Name

नेपाली (nēpālī)

मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)

1.3.3 Alternative Names

Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate

Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia

1.3.4 French Name

népalais

maithili

1.3.5 German Name

Nepali

Maithili

1.4 Pronunciation

Not Available

1.5 Ethnicity

Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu

Maithil

Nepali vs Maithili Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Nepali and Maithili, you will get to compare Nepali vs Maithili speaking population. How many people speak Nepali and Maithili gives you the number of people speaking Nepali and Maithili in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Nepali language is 30.00 million and number of people speaking Maithili language is 32.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Nepali is 0.25 % and speaking population of Maithili is 0.41 %. For more detailed difference check out Nepali vs Maithili.

Nepali native speakers vs Maithili native speakers

How many people speak Nepali and Maithili languages tells about Nepali native speakers vs Maithili native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 25.00 million people speak Nepali as native language while 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language. You can also go to Nepali vs Maithili Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Nepali and Maithili language. In some regions, Nepali and Maithili languages are used as second language. There are 5.00 million speakers who use Nepali as second language and 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language.

Native Names of Nepali and Maithili

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

Nepali alternative names are: Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia

The French name of Nepali is népalais whereas German name of Nepali is Nepali. The German name of Maithili is Maithili whereas French name of Maithili is népalais.