Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
India
  
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 in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Mahali
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.