Countries
India
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Iran
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
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Munda Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Adi Johar
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
chone tao?
Good Night
Boge Ninda
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
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Good Morning
Boge Setak’
jawáin sawáh
Please
Not Available
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Not Available
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Not Available
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Not Available
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Mahali
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
India
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Baluchi
French Name
santal
baloutchi
German Name
Santali
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
20th century
19th Century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Santali
Balochi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sant1410
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Santali and Balochi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Santali and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Balochi language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Santali vs Balochi Difficulty
The Santali vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Santali and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.