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Santali and Pashto


Pashto and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

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  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

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.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
দয়া করে  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Hariau  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
-  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Not present  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
-  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
santal  
pachto  

German Name
Santali  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
20th century  
1651  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
41  
38
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
pus  

ISO 639 3
sat  
pus  

ISO 639 6
sat  
pus  

Glottocode
sant1410  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Santali and Pashto Speaking population

Santali and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Santali vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Pashto Language Codes

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

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