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Ilocano and Santali


Santali and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
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
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Munda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
21   
11

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

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Henda ho   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Adi Johar   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Cet’leka menama?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Boge Ninda   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Boge Ayup’   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Boge Setak’   

Please
Not available   
Not Available   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
Not Available   

Bye
Pakada   
Not Available   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Not Available   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Mahali   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
India   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
1   
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
6.30 million   
99+

Native Name
ilokano   
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   

French Name
ilocano   
santal   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Santali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   

History

Origin
18th Century   
20th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Santali   

Language Position
94   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
sat   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
sat   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
sat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
sant1410   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Ilocano and Santali Speaking population

Ilocano and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Santali on Ilocano vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Santali Language Codes

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

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