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Santali and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
-  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
-  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
15  
12

How Many Consonants
21  
11
17  
7

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
hallo  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Dankie  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Hoe gaan dit  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
goeie nag  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
Goeienaand  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Goeie middag  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
goeie more  

Please
দয়া করে  
asseblief  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
jammer  

Bye
Hariau  
Totsiens  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
India  
-  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Not present  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
-  
-  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
-  
Namibia  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
19.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
10.30 million  
40

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
santal  
afrikaans  

German Name
Santali  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Afrikaners  

History

Origin
20th century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
41  
38
23  
21

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
afr  

ISO 639 3
sat  
afr  

ISO 639 6
sat  
afrs  

Glottocode
sant1410  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

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

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Santali and Afrikaans Speaking population

Santali and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Santali and Afrikaans on Santali vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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