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Santali and Albanian


Albanian and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Munda Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

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
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
mirëmengjes  

Please
দয়া করে  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Me fal  

Bye
Hariau  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
India  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
-  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
-  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

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

French Name
santal  
albanais  

German Name
Santali  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Albanians  

History

Origin
20th century  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
41  
38
14  
13

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
alb  

ISO 639 3
sat  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
sat  
sqi  

Glottocode
sant1410  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Santali and Albanian Speaking population

Santali and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Santali vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Albanian Language Codes

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

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