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Santali and Telugu


Telugu and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
-  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
19  
16

How Many Consonants
21  
11
41  
30

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
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  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
দয়া করে  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Hariau  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
-  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
-  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
santal  
télougou  

German Name
Santali  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
20th century  
c. 575  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Telugu  

Language Position
41  
38
15  
14

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
tel  

ISO 639 3
sat  
tel  

ISO 639 6
sat  
tel  

Glottocode
sant1410  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Santali and Telugu Speaking population

Santali and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Santali vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Telugu Language Codes

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

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