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Maori and Santali


Santali and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
New Zealand   
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   

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

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
  • 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
Tahitian Language   
Munda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
10   
2
21   
11

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

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Henda ho   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Adi Johar   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Cet’leka menama?   

Good Night
Night pai   
Boge Ninda   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Boge Ayup’   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
Boge Setak’   

Please
Tēnā   
Not Available   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
Not Available   

Bye
poroporoaki   
Not Available   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Not Available   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Mahali   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
India   

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Not present   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Not present   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
1   
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
6.30 million   
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   

French Name
maori   
santal   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Santali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   

History

Origin
1814   
20th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Santali   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
sat   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
sat   

ISO 639 3
mri   
sat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
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 Maori 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 Maori and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maori and Santali Speaking population

Maori and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available 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 Maori and Santali on Maori vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Santali Language Codes

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

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