Countries
India
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Not Available
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Munda Language
Telugu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Henda ho
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Adi Johar
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Boge Ninda
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Not Available
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Not Available
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Not Available
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Not Available
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Not Available
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
India
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Urali
Where They Speak
Not Available
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Not Available
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
santal
kannada
German Name
Santali
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Kannadiga
Origin
20th century
c. 450
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Santali
Modern Kannada
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
kn
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sant1410
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Santali and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Kannada language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Santali vs Kannada Difficulty
The Santali vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.