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Santali vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs 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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Santali and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Santali vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Santali and Ilocano language. History of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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Santali and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Ilocano language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Santali vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Santali vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.

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