How many people speak Xhosa and Maithili?

Xhosa native speakers vs Maithili native speakers

How many people speak Xhosa and Maithili languages tells about Xhosa native speakers vs Maithili native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.20 million people speak Xhosa as native language while 27.00 million people speak Maithili as native language. You can also go to Xhosa vs Maithili Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Xhosa and Maithili language. In some regions, Xhosa and Maithili languages are used as second language. There are 11.00 million speakers who use Xhosa as second language and 2.80 million speakers who use Maithili as second language.

Native Names of Xhosa and Maithili

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

• Xhosa alternative names are: “Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
• Maithili alternative names are: Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia

The French name of Xhosa is xhosa whereas German name of Xhosa is Xhosa-Sprache. The German name of Maithili is Maithili whereas French name of Maithili is xhosa.