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Santali and Japanese


Japanese and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Japan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

Regulated By
-  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
14  
4

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
দয়া করে  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Hariau  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
India  
Kagawa  

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

Dialect 2
Not present  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
-  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Not present  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
-  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
日本語  

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

French Name
santal  
japonais  

German Name
Santali  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
20th century  
1185  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Japanese  

Language Position
41  
38
8  
8

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
sat  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
sat  
jpn  

Glottocode
sant1410  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Santali and Japanese Speaking population

Santali and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Santali vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Japanese Language Codes

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

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