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Santali vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
দয়া করে  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Hariau  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
India  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Not present  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
-  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Not present  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
-  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
santal  
vietnamien  

German Name
Santali  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
20th century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
41  
38
14  
13

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
vie  

ISO 639 3
sat  
vie  

ISO 639 6
sat  
vie  

Glottocode
sant1410  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Santali and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Santali vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Santali and Vietnamese language. History of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Vietnamese Language History.

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

Santali vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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