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Cebuano and Santali


Santali and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
21  
11

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

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Salamat  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Palihug  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
Babay  
Hariau  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
India  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Not present  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
-  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Not present  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
-  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Visayan  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
cebuano  
santal  

German Name
Cebuano  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
16th century  
20th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Santali  

Language Position
62  
99+
41  
38

Signed Forms
Cebuano 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
ceb  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
sat  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
sat  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
sat  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Santali Speaking population

Cebuano and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Santali on Cebuano vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Santali Language Codes

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

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