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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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