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Sundanese and Santali


Santali and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Munda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
21  
11

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Nuhun  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Mangga  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
Hapunten  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
Hariau  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
Punten  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Banten  
India  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
-  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
-  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
soundanais  
santal  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
20th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Santali  

Language Position
42  
39
41  
38

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
sat  

ISO 639 3
sun  
sat  

ISO 639 6
sun  
sat  

Glottocode
sund1251  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Sundanese and Santali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sundanese and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sundanese and Santali Speaking population

Sundanese and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sundanese and Santali on Sundanese vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Santali Language Codes

Sundanese and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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