How many people speak Shona and Santali?

Shona native speakers vs Santali native speakers

How many people speak Shona and Santali languages tells about Shona native speakers vs Santali native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.30 million people speak Shona as native language while 6.30 million people speak Santali as native language. You can also go to Shona vs Santali Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Shona and Santali language. In some regions, Shona and Santali languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Shona as second language and no estimate of people speaking Santali as second language.

Native Names of Shona and Santali

Native names are used in the Shona and Santali Speaking Countries. Both Shona and Santali languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Shona and Santali you will get to know the native names of Shona and Santali languages. The native name of Shona is Not Available and native name of Santali is संथाली (sãtʰālī). The alternative names of Shona and Santali languages are as follows:

• Shona alternative names are: Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
• Santali alternative names are: Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal

The French name of Shona is shona whereas German name of Shona is Schona-Sprache. The German name of Santali is Santali whereas French name of Santali is shona.