How many people speak Sinhalese and Portuguese languages tells about Sinhalese native speakers vs Portuguese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 16.00 million people speak Sinhalese as native language while 216.00 million people speak Portuguese as native language. You can also go to Sinhalese vs Portuguese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Sinhalese and Portuguese language. In some regions, Sinhalese and Portuguese languages are used as second language. There are 2.00 million speakers who use Sinhalese as second language and 15.00 million speakers who use Portuguese as second language.
Native names are used in the Sinhalese and Portuguese Speaking Countries. Both Sinhalese and Portuguese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Sinhalese and Portuguese you will get to know the native names of Sinhalese and Portuguese languages. The native name of Sinhalese is සිංහල (sĩhala) and native name of Portuguese is Português. The alternative names of Sinhalese and Portuguese languages are as follows:
The French name of Sinhalese is singhalais whereas German name of Sinhalese is Singhalesisch. The German name of Portuguese is Portugiesisch whereas French name of Portuguese is singhalais.