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Santali and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Santali


Countries

Countries
India   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Munda Language   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
11   
8

How Many Consonants
21   
11
34   
24

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
Adi Johar   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
Boge Ninda   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
Boge Setak’   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
Not Available   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
Not Available   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
Not Available   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
Not Available   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali   
Caribbean Hindustani   

Where They Speak
India   
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Not present   
Fiji Hindi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Not present   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million   
99+
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
6.30 million   
99+
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
santal   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Santali   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   
Not Available   

History

Origin
20th century   
19th Century   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Santali   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
Not Available   
37   
29

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
sat   
bho   

ISO 639 3
sat   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sant1410   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Santali and Bhojpuri 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 Santali and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Santali and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Santali are spoken in different Santali Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Santali vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Santali dialects include: Mahali Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Santali and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Santali and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Santali and Bhojpuri on Santali vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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