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Filipino vs Santali


Santali vs Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
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  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Salamat  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Mangyaring  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
Paalam  
Hariau  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
India  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
-  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Waray  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
-  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
filipino  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

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

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
santal  

German Name
Pilipino  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Filipino 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
Filipino  
Santali  

Language Position
34  
32
41  
38

Signed Forms
Filipino 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
fil  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
sat  

ISO 639 3
fil  
sat  

ISO 639 6
fil  
sat  

Glottocode
fili1244  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Filipino and Santali Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Santali language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Santali language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Filipino and Santali Language History.

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Filipino and Santali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Santali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Santali language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Santali word for "Thank You" is Adi Johar. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Santali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Santali Difficulty

The Filipino vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Santali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Santali time required is 44 weeks.

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