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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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
Not Available   

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)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Boge Setak’   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
Not Available   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Not Available   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Not Available   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Not Available   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Mahali   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
India   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

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 %   
18
Not Available   

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
6.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

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]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   

History

Origin
10th century   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Santali   

Language Position
17   
15
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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 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 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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