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Irish vs Santali


Santali vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Not Available  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
13  
3
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
36 weeks  
10
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Boge Setak’  

Please
le do thoil  
Not Available  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Not Available  

Bye
Slán  
Not Available  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Not Available  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
India  

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
35
Not Available  

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
santal  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
c. 750  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Not Available  

Branch
Goidelic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Santali  

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
sat  

ISO 639 3
gle  
sat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
iris1253  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Irish and Santali Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Santali language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Santali language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and Santali Language History.

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

Irish vs Santali Difficulty

The Irish vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Santali time required is Not Available.

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