Countries
India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
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Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Munda Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Henda ho
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
Adi Johar
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Boge Ninda
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
संध्यायान
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
দয়া করে
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
দুঃখিত
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Mahali
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
India
Kokan
Dialect 2
Not present
Varhadi
Where They Speak
-
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Not present
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
-
Khandesh
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
santal
marathe
German Name
Santali
Marathi
Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Marathi people
Origin
20th century
10th century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Santali
Marathi
Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
mr
Glottocode
sant1410
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Santali and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Marathi language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Santali vs Marathi Difficulty
The Santali vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.