How many people speak Sinhalese and Malayalam languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Malayalam native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language while 38.00 million people speak Malayalam as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Malayalam Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Malayalam language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Malayalam languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and no estimate of people speaking Malayalam as second language.
Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Malayalam Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Malayalam languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Malayalam you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Malayalam languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Malayalam is മലയാളം (malayāḷam). The alternative names of Sinhalese and Malayalam languages are as follows:
The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Malayalam is Malayalam whereas French name of Malayalam is singhalais.