Oromo and Santali
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
India
National Language
Ethiopia
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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
Somali Language
Munda Language
Alphabets in
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Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Galatoomi
Adi Johar
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
संध्यायान
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Boge Setak’
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
India
Dialect 2
Orma
Not present
Dialect 3
Wata
Not present
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Santali
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[sɑnˈtɑli]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Santali
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Santali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
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No data available
Glottocode
nucl1736
sant1410
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo 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 Oromo and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Santali Speaking population
Oromo and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % 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 Oromo and Santali on Oromo vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Santali Language Codes
Oromo and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.