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Indonesian and Santali Speaking countries


Santali and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language   
Munda Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Not Available   

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Indonesian and Santali as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Santali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Santali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Santali as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Santali dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Santali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Santali Regulators

Indonesian and Santali speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Santali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Santali is not regulated. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Santali Language History.

Indonesian and Santali Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Santali continents in which Indonesian and Santali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Santali. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Santali speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Santali languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

Santali Interesting Facts:

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Munda Language and derived from Not Available.

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