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Santali and Cebuano


Cebuano and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
-  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Hoy  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
দয়া করে  
Palihug  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Hariau  
Babay  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
India  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Not present  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
-  
southern Leyte  

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

Dialect 3
Not present  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
-  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
santal  
cebuano  

German Name
Santali  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
20th century  
16th century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
41  
38
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
sat  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
sat  
ceb  

Glottocode
sant1410  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Santali and Cebuano Speaking population

Santali and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Santali vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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