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Santali and Hindi


Hindi and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Fiji, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

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

Regulated By
-  
Central Hindi Directorate  

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.
  
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Urdu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
21  
11
33  
23

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
नमस्ते (Namastē)  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)  

Please
দয়া করে  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
खेद (Khēda)  

Bye
Hariau  
अलविदा (Alavidā)  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Khariboli  

Where They Speak
India  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
240,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Not present  
Marwari  

Where They Speak
-  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Not present  
Bundeli  

Where They Speak
-  
Bundelkhand  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
380.00 million  
5

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
4.70 %  
5

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
260.00 million  
4

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
120.00 million  
6

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
हिन्दी  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli  

French Name
santal  
hindi  

German Name
Santali  
Hindi  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Hindustani people  

History

Origin
20th century  
7th Century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Standard Hindi  

Language Position
41  
38
5  
5

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
hi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
hin  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
hin  

ISO 639 3
sat  
hin  

ISO 639 6
sat  
hins  

Glottocode
sant1410  
hind1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-qf  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Santali and Hindi Speaking population

Santali and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Santali vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Hindi Language Codes

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

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