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Santali and Pashto


Pashto and Santali


Countries

Countries
India   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

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   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

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.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Munda Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
29   
19

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

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Adi Johar   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Boge Ninda   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Boge Setak’   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
Not Available   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Not Available   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Not Available   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Not Available   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
India   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Not present   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Not present   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
6.30 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
santal   
pachto   

German Name
Santali   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
20th century   
1651   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Santali   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
sat   
pus   

ISO 639 3
sat   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sant1410   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Santali and Pashto Speaking population

Santali and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Santali vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Pashto Language Codes

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

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