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Catalan and Santali


Santali and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Munda Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
21   
11

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Henda ho   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Adi Johar   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Cet’leka menama?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Boge Ninda   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Boge Ayup’   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Boge Setak’   

Please
Sisplau   
Not Available   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Not Available   

Bye
Adéu   
Not Available   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Not Available   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Mahali   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
India   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
1   
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
6.30 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
6.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
santal   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Santali   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Santali   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
sat   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
sat   

ISO 639 3
cat   
sat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
sant1410   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Santali Speaking population

Catalan and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available. 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 Catalan and Santali on Catalan vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Santali Language Codes

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

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