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Santali and Hmong


Hmong and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
21  
11
60  
36

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
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
দয়া করে  
thov  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Hariau  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
-  
China  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
-  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
Hmong  

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

French Name
santal  
hmong  

German Name
Santali  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
20th century  
19  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Hmong  

Language Position
41  
38
24  
22

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
sat  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
sat  
hmn  

Glottocode
sant1410  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Santali and Hmong Speaking population

Santali and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Santali vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Hmong Language Codes

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

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