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Catalan vs Santali


Santali vs 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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Catalan and Santali Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Santali language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Santali language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century. 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 Catalan and Santali Language History.

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

Catalan vs Santali Difficulty

The Catalan vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Santali 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 Catalan and Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Santali time required is Not Available.

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