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Marathi and Santali


Santali and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
6  
3

How Many Consonants
36  
26
21  
11

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Henda ho  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
Boge Setak’  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Hariau  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
-  

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

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
marathe  
santal  

German Name
Marathi  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
10th century  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Santali  

Language Position
17  
15
41  
38

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
sat  

ISO 639 3
mar  
sat  

ISO 639 6
mar  
sat  

Glottocode
mara1378  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Marathi and Santali Speaking population

Marathi and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Santali on Marathi vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Santali Language Codes

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

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