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Santali and Ilocano


Ilocano and Santali


Countries

Countries
India   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   
Philippines   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Munda Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
20   
10

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

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Adi Johar   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Boge Ninda   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Boge Setak’   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Not Available   
Not available   

Sorry
Not Available   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Not Available   
Pakada   

I Love You
Not Available   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
India   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Not present   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Not present   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
santal   
ilocano   

German Name
Santali   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
20th century   
18th Century   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Santali   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

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   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
sat   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
sat   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sant1410   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

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

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Santali and Ilocano Speaking population

Santali and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Santali vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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