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Santali and Shona


Shona and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
46  
34

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Mhoro  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Masikati  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Mangwanani  

Please
দয়া করে  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
Hariau  
bye  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
India  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Not present  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
-  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
1,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
-  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
16.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
chiShona  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
santal  
shona  

German Name
Santali  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ʃoːna]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Shona people  

History

Origin
20th century  
20th century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Shona and Middle Shona  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Standard Shona  

Language Position
41  
38
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Signed Shona  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
sna  

ISO 639 3
sat  
sna  

ISO 639 6
sat  
sna  

Glottocode
sant1410  
core1255  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Santali and Shona Speaking population

Santali and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Santali vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Shona Language Codes

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

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