Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India
National Language
Karnataka, India
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
Telugu
Munda Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Henda ho
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Adi Johar
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Not Available
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Boge Setak’
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Not Available
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Not Available
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Not Available
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Not Available
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Not Available
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Urali
Not present
Where They Speak
kerala
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
kannada
santal
German Name
Kannada
Santali
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
c. 450
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Santali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
sant1410
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Kannada and Santali Speaking population
Kannada and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available. 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 Kannada and Santali on Kannada vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Santali Language Codes
Kannada and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.