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Santali and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Munda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
13  
3
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
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Boge Setak’  

Please
le do thoil  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
Slán  
Hariau  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
India  

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Munster  
-  

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
-  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
santal  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
c. 750  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Santali  

Language Position
25  
23
41  
38

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
sat  

ISO 639 3
gle  
sat  

ISO 639 6
gle  
sat  

Glottocode
iris1253  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Santali Speaking population

Irish and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Santali on Irish vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Santali Language Codes

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

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