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Santali vs Telugu


Telugu vs Santali


Countries

Countries
India   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Munda Language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
19   
16

How Many Consonants
21   
11
41   
30

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Adi Johar   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Boge Ninda   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
Boge Setak’   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Not Available   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
Not Available   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Not Available   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Not Available   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
India   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Not present   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Not present   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
6.30 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
santal   
télougou   

German Name
Santali   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
20th century   
c. 575   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Santali   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
sat   
tel   

ISO 639 3
sat   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sant1410   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Santali and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Santali vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Santali and Telugu language. History of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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

Santali vs Telugu Difficulty

The Santali vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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