Countries
India
India, No official status
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 in
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Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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)
Dialect 1
Mahali
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
India
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Dialect 3
Not present
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Not Available
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Origin
20th century
19th Century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Santali
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sant1410
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Santali and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Bhojpuri language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Santali vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Santali vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.