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Santali and Malagasy


Malagasy and Santali


Countries

Countries
India   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Munda Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
20   
10

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho   
Salama!   

Thank You
Adi Johar   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
Boge Ninda   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Boge Setak’   
Maraina tsara   

Please
Not Available   
azafady   

Sorry
Not Available   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Not Available   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Not Available   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
India   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Not present   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Not present   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
6.30 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
santal   
malgache   

German Name
Santali   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
20th century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Santali   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
sat   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
sat   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sant1410   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Santali and Malagasy Speaking population

Santali and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Santali vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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