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How many people speak Tamil and Maithili?

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1 How Many People Speak
1.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million32.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 1200
1.2 Speaking Population
1.06 %0.41 %
Xhosa speaking population
0.11 89
1.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million27.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 873
1.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million2.80 million
Finnish speaking population
0.01 400
1.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
1.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
1.3.4 French Name
tamoul
maithili
1.3.5 German Name
Tamil
Maithili
1.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
1.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Maithil

Tamil vs Maithili Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Tamil and Maithili, you will get to compare Tamil vs Maithili speaking population. How many people speak Tamil and Maithili gives you the number of people speaking Tamil and Maithili in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 million and number of people speaking Maithili language is 32.00 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 Maithili is 0.41 %. For more detailed difference check out Tamil vs Maithili.

Tamil native speakers vs Maithili native speakers

How many people speak Tamil and Maithili languages tells about Tamil native speakers vs Maithili native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language while 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language. You can also go to Tamil vs Maithili Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Tamil and Maithili language. In some regions, Tamil and Maithili languages are used as second language. There are 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language and 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language.

Native Names of Tamil and Maithili

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

  • Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  • Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia

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