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Kannada and Santali


Santali and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
21  
11

Scripts
Kannada Script  
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
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Henda ho  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Boge Setak’  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Not Available  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Not Available  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Not Available  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Not Available  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
India  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Urali  
Not present  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
Not Available  

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
Not Available  

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
kannada  
santal  

German Name
Kannada  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
c. 450  
20th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Santali  

Language Position
31  
25
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
sat  

ISO 639 3
kan  
sat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
No data available  
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 Kannada 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 Kannada and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Santali Speaking population

Kannada and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Santali on Kannada vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Santali Language Codes

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

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