Zulu and Santali
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Munda Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Adi Johar
How Are You?
unjani
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Not Available
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Boge Setak’
Please
Ngiyacela
Not Available
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Not Available
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Not Available
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Not Available
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
India
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Not present
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Not present
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
zoulou
santal
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Santali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Santali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zu
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
sant1410
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Santali Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Zulu and Santali dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Santali Speaking population
Zulu and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Zulu and Santali on Zulu vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Santali Language Codes
Zulu and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.