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Santali and Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

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

Writing Direction
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  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
দয়া করে  
mangngegda  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Hariau  
Pakada  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
India  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
Not present  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
-  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Not present  

Where They Speak
-  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
ilokano  

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

French Name
santal  
ilocano  

German Name
Santali  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
20th century  
18th Century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
41  
38
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
sat  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
sat  
ilo  

Glottocode
sant1410  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Santali and Ilocano Speaking population

Santali and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Santali vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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