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Balochi and Santali


Santali and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
26  
16
21  
11

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Henda ho  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
bye  
Hariau  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
-  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
baloutchi  
santal  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
19th Century  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Santali  

Language Position
39  
36
41  
38

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
sat  

ISO 639 3
bal  
sat  

ISO 639 6
bal  
sat  

Glottocode
balo1260  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Balochi and Santali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Balochi and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Balochi and Santali Speaking population

Balochi and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Balochi and Santali on Balochi vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Santali Language Codes

Balochi and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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