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Pashto and Santali


Santali and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • 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
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Munda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
29  
19
21  
11

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Henda ho  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Boge Setak’  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Hariau  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
-  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
-  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
pachto  
santal  

German Name
Paschtu  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
1651  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Santali  

Language Position
82  
99+
41  
38

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
sat  

ISO 639 3
pus  
sat  

ISO 639 6
pus  
sat  

Glottocode
pash1269  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Pashto and Santali Speaking population

Pashto and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % 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 Pashto and Santali on Pashto vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Santali Language Codes

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

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