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Santali and Meithei


Meithei and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
15  
5

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
দয়া করে  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Hariau  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Loi  

Where They Speak
India  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
-  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
-  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
santal  
Meithei  

German Name
Santali  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
20th century  
1700  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
41  
38
38  
35

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
mni  

ISO 639 3
sat  
mni  

ISO 639 6
sat  
mni  

Glottocode
sant1410  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Santali and Meithei Speaking population

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

Santali and Meithei Language Codes

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

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