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Santali vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
Indonesia  

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  
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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Halo  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Not Available  
Mangga  

Sorry
Not Available  
Hapunten  

Bye
Not Available  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Not Available  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
India  
Banten  

Dialect 2
Not present  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Bogor  

Dialect 3
Not present  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Bandung  

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.30 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.57 %  
27

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
Not Available  

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

French Name
santal  
soundanais  

German Name
Santali  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
20th century  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Sundanese  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
sun  

ISO 639 3
sat  
sun  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sant1410  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Santali and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Santali vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Santali and Sundanese language. History of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Santali vs Sundanese Difficulty

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

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