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Santali vs Balochi


Balochi vs Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Iran  

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  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
26  
16

Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Salam  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Not Available  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Not Available  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Not Available  
bye  

I Love You
Not Available  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
India  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Not present  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Not present  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,400,000.00  
10

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
بلوچی  

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

French Name
santal  
baloutchi  

German Name
Santali  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

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  
Balochi  

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  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
bal  

ISO 639 3
sat  
bal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sant1410  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAB-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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Santali and Balochi Language History

Comparison of Santali vs Balochi language history gives us differences between origin of Santali and Balochi language. History of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Santali and Balochi Language History.

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Santali and Balochi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Santali and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Balochi language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Santali vs Balochi Difficulty

The Santali vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Santali and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.

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