Russian and Santali Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
India
National Language
Russia
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- 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
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Munda Language
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
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Russian and Santali as Minority Language
In Russian and Santali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Santali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Santali as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Russian and Santali dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Santali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Santali Regulators
Russian and Santali speaking countries provide you Russian and Santali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Santali is not regulated. Also get to learn, Russian and Santali Language History.
Russian and Santali Continents
Thinking about Russian and Santali continents in which Russian and Santali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Santali. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Santali speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Russian and Santali languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Santali Interesting Facts:
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Munda Language and derived from Not Available.