Santali

Kherwari language of the Austro-Asiatic family spoken by around 6.2 million people in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal
Intangible natural_language Q33965
Santali
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Santali

Summary

Santali is a natural language[1]. Santali draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #126 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Santali is in the country of Bangladesh[3].
  • Santali is in the country of India[4].
  • Santali is in the country of Nepal[5].
  • Santali is in the country of Bhutan[6].
  • Santali's instance of is recorded as natural language[7].
  • Santali's instance of is recorded as modern language[8].
  • Santali is a type of Munda[9].
  • Santali's writing system is recorded as Ol Chiki[10].
  • Santali's writing system is recorded as Latin script[11].
  • Santali's writing system is recorded as Bangla–Assamese script[12].
  • Santali's writing system is recorded as Devanagari[13].
  • Santali's writing system is recorded as Odia[14].
  • Santali's writing system is recorded as Bangla alphabet[15].
  • Santali is part of Schedule languages of India[16].
  • Santali's Commons category is recorded as Santali language[17].
  • Santali's Wikimedia language code is recorded as sat[18].
  • Santali's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.3, 'lon': 87.2}[19].
  • Santali's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Santali language[20].
  • Santali's described at URL is recorded as https://lpan.eva.mpg.de/austronesian/language.php?id=737[21].
  • Santali's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'unit': 'Q199', 'amount': '+7200000'}[22].
  • Santali's has characteristic is recorded as Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation in Santali[23].
  • Santali's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Santali'}[24].
  • Santali's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sat', 'text': 'ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ'}[25].
  • Santali's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'সাঁওতালি'}[26].
  • Santali's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'as', 'text': 'চাঁওতালি'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[7] and modern language[8]. Santali is a type of Munda[9].

Use and Application

Santali is part of Schedule languages of India[16].

Why It Matters

Santali draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #126 of 734).[2] Santali has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Santali is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sil.org. sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . sil.org. sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . sil.org. sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . sil.org. sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . sil.org. sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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