Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Munda Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Henda ho
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Adi Johar
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Boge Ninda
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
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பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Not Available
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Not Available
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Not Available
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Not Available
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
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என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
India
Kongu
Dialect 2
Not present
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
santal
tamoul
German Name
Santali
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
20th century
300 BC
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Santali
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
sant1410
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Santali and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Tamil language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Santali vs Tamil Difficulty
The Santali vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Santali Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Santali and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Santali is Not Available while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.