Countries
India
India, Manipur
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Munda Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Henda ho
Khurumjari
Thank You
Adi Johar
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Boge Ninda
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
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Good Afternoon
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Good Morning
Boge Setak’
Nongale haugatl
Please
Not Available
Chanbiduna
Sorry
Not Available
Saobiganu
Bye
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Chatcharage
I Love You
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Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
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Where They Speak
India
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Pangal
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
santal
Meithei
German Name
Santali
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Meithei people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Santali
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
sant1410
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Santali and Meithei 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 Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Meithei language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Santali vs Meithei Difficulty
The Santali vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Meithei 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 Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.