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Santali and Maori


Maori and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
New Zealand  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

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

Regulated By
-  
Māori Language Commission  

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.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
10  
2

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Hello  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Morning pai  

Please
দয়া করে  
Tēnā  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Hariau  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
India  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
-  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
-  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
santal  
maori  

German Name
Santali  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Māori people  

History

Origin
20th century  
1814  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Maori  

Language Position
41  
38
26  
24

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
mao  

ISO 639 3
sat  
mri  

ISO 639 6
sat  
mri  

Glottocode
sant1410  
maor1246  

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

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Santali and Maori Speaking population

Santali and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 %. 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 Maori on Santali vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Maori Language Codes

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

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