Yoruba and Santali
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India
National Language
Nigeria
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Munda Language
Alphabets in
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Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
Adi Johar
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
ka a ale
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
संध्यायान
Good Morning
e kaaro
Boge Setak’
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Mahali
Where They Speak
Nigeria
India
Dialect 2
Ede
Not present
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
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Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Not present
Where They Speak
Nigeria
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Native Name
Yorùbá
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
yoruba
santal
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Santali
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[sɑnˈtɑli]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Santali
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Santali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
No data available
Glottocode
yoru1245
sant1410
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Santali Speaking population
Yoruba and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Santali on Yoruba vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Santali Language Codes
Yoruba and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.