Countries
India
India, Manipur
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
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.
- 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
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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’
Not Available
Good Afternoon
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Good Morning
Boge Setak’
Nongale haugatl
Please
Not Available
Chanbiduna
Sorry
Not Available
Saobiganu
Bye
Not Available
Chatcharage
I Love You
Not Available
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
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Where They Speak
India
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Pangal
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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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
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Meithei people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Santali
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sant1410
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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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 Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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.