Santali and Yoruba
Countries
India
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Munda Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Adi Johar
e dupe
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Boge Ninda
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
संध्यायान
e kaasan
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
e kaaro
I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Mahali
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
India
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Not present
Ede
Where They Speak
-
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Not present
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
-
Nigeria
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
santal
yoruba
German Name
Santali
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Yoruba people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Santali
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
yo
Glottocode
sant1410
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Santali and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Santali and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Santali are spoken in different Santali Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Santali vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Santali dialects include: Mahali Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Santali and Yoruba Speaking population
Santali and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Santali vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Santali and Yoruba Language Codes
Santali and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Santali and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.