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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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