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How many people speak Tamil and Malayalam?

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1 How Many People Speak
1.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million38.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 1200
1.2 Speaking Population
1.06 %0.57 %
Xhosa speaking population
0.11 89
1.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million38.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 873
1.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 millionNA
Finnish speaking population
0.01 400
1.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
1.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
1.3.4 French Name
tamoul
malayalam
1.3.5 German Name
Tamil
Malayalam
1.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
1.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Malayali

Tamil vs Malayalam Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Tamil and Malayalam, you will get to compare Tamil vs Malayalam speaking population. How many people speak Tamil and Malayalam gives you the number of people speaking Tamil and Malayalam in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 million and number of people speaking Malayalam language is 38.00 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 Malayalam is 0.57 %. For more detailed difference check out Tamil vs Malayalam.

Tamil native speakers vs Malayalam native speakers

How many people speak Tamil and Malayalam languages tells about Tamil native speakers vs Malayalam 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 Malayalam as native language. You can also go to Tamil vs Malayalam Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Tamil and Malayalam language. In some regions, Tamil and Malayalam languages are used as second language. There are 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language and no estimate of people speaking Malayalam as second language.

Native Names of Tamil and Malayalam

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

  • Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  • Malayalam alternative names are: Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla

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