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Santali and Greek


Greek and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
17  
7

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
দয়া করে  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Hariau  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
India  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Griko  

Where They Speak
-  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
-  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
santal  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Santali  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
20th century  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
41  
38
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
gre  

ISO 639 3
sat  
ell  

ISO 639 6
sat  
ells  

Glottocode
sant1410  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
No data available  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Santali and Greek Speaking population

Santali and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Santali vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Greek Language Codes

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

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