satTechnical information about ISO 639 language code sat
The table below provides technical details for the Santali language, designated by the sat code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Santali |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern SantaliSouthern SantaliEastern SantaliWestern Santali |
| Related languages | MundariHoKodaBhumijSora |
| Key facts | Ol Chiki, invented in 1925 by Pandit Raghunath Murmu, is the only script created specifically for SantaliSantali is the most widely spoken Austro-Asiatic language in South Asia, with more than seven million speakersIts rich verbal morphology marks both subject and object agreement within a single verb wordOral traditions include extensive narrative poetry and songs performed with tamak’ and tumda’ drumsThe language maintains a set of nasalized vowels and aspirated stops that illustrate conservative phonological features within the Munda branch. |
| Sample phrase | ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ, ᱱᱤᱱᱰᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Santali language, identified by the code sat, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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