How many people speak Sinhalese and Afrikaans languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Afrikaans native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language while 7.10 million people speak Afrikaans as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Afrikaans Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Afrikaans language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Afrikaans languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and 10.30 million speakers who use Afrikaans as second language.
Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Afrikaans Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Afrikaans languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Afrikaans you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Afrikaans languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans. The alternative names of Sinhalese and Afrikaans languages are as follows:
The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans whereas French name of Afrikaans is singhalais.