Also Known As: Sonthal,Santhali,Sandal,Satar,Sangtal,Sentali,Santhiali,Santal,Hor,Sainti,Har,Samtali,Santhal,Santali
Description:
Santali is a language in the Santali subfamily of Austro-Asiatic, related to Ho and Mundari. It is spoken by about six million people in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Most of its speakers live in India, in the states of Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Orissa, Tripura, and West Bengal. It has its own alphabet, known as Ol Chiki, but literacy is very low, between 10 and 30%. Santali is spoken by the Santals...... full article at Wikipedia |