How many people speak Tamil and Kannada?

Tamil

Kannada

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1 How Many People Speak

1.1 How Many People Speak?

78.00 million49.00 million

0.13 1200

1.2 Speaking Population

1.06 %0.58 %

0.11 89

1.3 Native Speakers

70.00 million38.00 million

0.13 873

1.3.1 Second Language Speakers

8.00 million11.00 million

0.01 400

1.3.2 Native Name

தமிழ்

ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)

1.3.3 Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi

1.3.4 French Name

tamoul

kannada

1.3.5 German Name

Tamil

Kannada

1.4 Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]

1.5 Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans

Kannadiga

Tamil vs Kannada Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Tamil and Kannada, you will get to compare Tamil vs Kannada speaking population. How many people speak Tamil and Kannada gives you the number of people speaking Tamil and Kannada in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 million and number of people speaking Kannada language is 49.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Tamil is 1.06 % and speaking population of Kannada is 0.58 %. For more detailed difference check out Tamil vs Kannada.

Tamil native speakers vs Kannada native speakers

How many people speak Tamil and Kannada languages tells about Tamil native speakers vs Kannada native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language while 38.00 million people speak Kannada as native language. You can also go to Tamil vs Kannada Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Tamil and Kannada language. In some regions, Tamil and Kannada languages are used as second language. There are 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language and 11.00 million speakers who use Kannada as second language.

Native Names of Tamil and Kannada

Native names are used in the Tamil and Kannada Speaking Countries. Both Tamil and Kannada languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Tamil and Kannada you will get to know the native names of Tamil and Kannada languages. The native name of Tamil is தமிழ் and native name of Kannada is ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). The alternative names of Tamil and Kannada languages are as follows:

Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kannada alternative names are: Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi

The French name of Tamil is tamoul whereas German name of Tamil is Tamil. The German name of Kannada is Kannada whereas French name of Kannada is tamoul.