Santali and Oriya Speaking countries

Santali and Oriya as Minority Language

In Santali and Oriya speaking countries you will get the countries which have Santali and Oriya as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Santali and Oriya dialects, then you can go to Santali vs Oriya Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Santali and Oriya Regulators

Santali and Oriya speaking countries provide you Santali and Oriya regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Santali language.Oriya is regulated by . Also get to learn, Santali and Oriya Language History.

Santali and Oriya Continents

Thinking about Santali and Oriya continents in which Santali and Oriya speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Santali and Oriya. Most of the Santali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Oriya speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Santali and Oriya languages:

Santali 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.

Oriya Interesting Facts:

• The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
• Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

The Santali language was derived from and is similar to Munda Language whereas Santali language is similar to Bengali and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.