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Santali and Kirundi


Kirundi and Santali


Countries

Countries
India   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   
Burundi, Gambia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

Similar To
Munda Language   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
19   
9

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Adi Johar   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Boge Ninda   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Boge Setak’   
Mwaramutse   

Please
Not Available   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
Not Available   
Not available   

Bye
Not Available   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Not Available   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
India   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Not present   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Not present   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   
Not Available   

French Name
santal   
rundi   

German Name
Santali   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
20th century   
1500   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Santali   
Kirundi   

Language Position
Not Available   
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
sat   
run   

ISO 639 3
sat   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sant1410   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Santali and Kirundi Speaking population

Santali and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi 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 Kirundi on Santali vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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