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Santali and Kannada


Kannada and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
21  
11
35  
25

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
দয়া করে  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Hariau  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
India  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Urali  

Where They Speak
-  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
-  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
santal  
kannada  

German Name
Santali  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
20th century  
c. 450  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
41  
38
31  
29

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
kan  

ISO 639 3
sat  
kan  

ISO 639 6
sat  
kan  

Glottocode
sant1410  
nucl1305  

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

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Santali and Kannada Speaking population

Santali and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Santali vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Kannada Language Codes

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

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