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Kirundi vs Santali


Santali vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

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

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Not Available  

Sorry
Not available  
Not Available  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Not Available  

I Love You
Not available  
Not Available  

Excuse Me
Not available  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Ha  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
rundi  
santal  

German Name
Kirundi  
Santali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
1500  
20th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo 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
Kirundi  
Santali  

Language Position
86  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
sat  

ISO 639 3
run  
sat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Kirundi and Santali Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Santali language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Santali language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 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 Kirundi and Santali Language History.

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

Kirundi vs Santali Difficulty

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

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