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Catalan and Santali


Santali and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Sisplau  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
Perdó!  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
Adéu  
Hariau  

I Love You
T'estimo  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
India  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Spain  
-  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Spain  
-  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
català  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
santal  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Santali  

Language Position
32  
30
41  
38

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
sat  

ISO 639 3
cat  
sat  

ISO 639 6
cat  
sat  

Glottocode
stan1289  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Santali Speaking population

Catalan and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Santali on Catalan vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Santali Language Codes

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

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