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Santali vs Maori


Maori vs Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
New Zealand  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

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

Regulated By
-  
Māori Language Commission  

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.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
10  
2

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Hello  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Morning pai  

Please
দয়া করে  
Tēnā  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Hariau  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
India  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
-  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
-  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
santal  
maori  

German Name
Santali  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Māori people  

History

Origin
20th century  
1814  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Maori  

Language Position
41  
38
26  
24

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
mao  

ISO 639 3
sat  
mri  

ISO 639 6
sat  
mri  

Glottocode
sant1410  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Santali and Maori Language History

Comparison of Santali vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Santali and Maori language. History of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Santali and Maori Language History.

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Santali and Maori 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 Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Maori language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Santali vs Maori Difficulty

The Santali vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Maori 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 Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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