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Hausa and Santali


Santali and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
  • 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
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Munda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
32  
22
21  
11

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

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Henda ho  

Thank You
gode ku  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Don Allah  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
sai anjima  
Hariau  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
India  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Niger  
-  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Niger  
-  

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
haoussa  
santal  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
14  
20th century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Santali  

Language Position
34  
32
41  
38

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
sat  

ISO 639 3
hau  
sat  

ISO 639 6
hau  
sat  

Glottocode
haus1257  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Hausa and Santali Speaking population

Hausa and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % 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 Hausa and Santali on Hausa vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hausa and Santali Language Codes

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

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