Santali language (Ol Chiki: ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ) is spoken by more than 7.6
millions native speakers across India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. It is
rich in culture and history. Santali got its identity after the invention of
Santali script (Ol Chiki) in early Twentyth century. Santali is included in
the Eight Scheduled to the Constitution of India for official recognition as a
scheduled language in December 22, 2003 through the 92nd
Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003.
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ᱩᱯᱩᱨᱩᱢ
ᱩᱯᱩᱨᱩᱢ (Familiarisation) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱯᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ
| Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ) phrases / sentences |
English (ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ) phrases / sentences |
| ᱟᱢᱤᱧ ᱫᱩᱞᱟᱹᱲᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ |
I love you. |
| ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱪᱮᱫ? |
What is your name? |
| ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱨᱭᱟᱹ ᱾ |
My name is Karya. |
| ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱪ ᱨᱮᱢ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ? |
In which class do you study? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱪ ᱨᱤᱧ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ |
I study in class VI. |
| ᱟᱢ ᱟᱭᱚᱼᱵᱟᱵᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱪᱮᱫ? |
What are the name of your parents? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱟᱭᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱾ |
My mother's name is Dharti and my father's name is Marsal. |
| ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱟᱨᱮᱢ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ? |
Where do you live? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱟᱭᱨᱚᱢᱯᱩᱨ ᱨᱤᱧ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ |
I live in Rairangpur. |
ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ
ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ (My School) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱯᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ
| Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ) phrases / sentences |
English (ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ) phrases / sentences |
| ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱨᱫᱟᱹᱜᱟᱲ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱪᱮᱫ? |
What is the name of your school? |
| ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟᱹᱜ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱨᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱠᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱵᱟᱞ ᱵᱤᱫᱽᱭᱟᱞᱚᱭ ᱾ |
The name of my school is Rajkiya Bal Vidyalaya. |
| ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱤᱡ ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱪ ᱢᱟᱪᱮᱫ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱥᱟᱛᱟᱢᱮ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱯᱮᱭᱟ? |
What subject does your class teacher teach? |
| ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱤᱡ ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱪ ᱢᱟᱪᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱭ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ |
Our class teacher teaches English language. |
| ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱥᱟᱛᱟᱢᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱜᱚᱨᱚᱡᱽ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ? |
Which subject interests you the most? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜᱼᱤᱧ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ |
I like learning languages. |
| ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜᱼᱮᱢ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ? |
Why do you like learning languages? |
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ᱚᱱᱟᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱚᱬᱦᱮᱸ, ᱠᱟᱹᱦᱱᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱭᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱ ᱤᱫᱤᱛᱮ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜᱼᱤᱧ
ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
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I like learning languages because they have poetry, stories and drama.
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| ᱦᱮᱸ, ᱜᱟᱭᱟᱱᱠᱚ ᱞᱮ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ |
Yes, we can play dramas. |
| ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱢ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ? |
Which are the languages you can speak? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ, ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ, ᱳᱰᱤᱭᱟ, ᱦᱤᱱᱫᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱛᱮᱧ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ |
I can speak Santali, English, Odia, Hindi and Bangla. |
ᱤᱧ ᱟᱭᱚᱵᱟ
ᱤᱧ ᱟᱭᱚᱵᱟ (My Parents) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱯᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ
| Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ) phrases / sentences |
English (ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ) phrases / sentences |
| ᱟᱯᱮ ᱚᱲᱟᱜᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱮ ᱤᱥᱤᱱᱼᱵᱟᱥᱟᱝᱟ? |
Who cooks food in your house? |
| ᱟᱞᱮ ᱚᱲᱟᱜᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱭᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱟ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱤᱱ ᱤᱥᱤᱱᱼᱵᱟᱥᱟᱝᱟ ᱾ |
Both my father and mother cook food in our house. |
| ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱚᱭ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱛᱮᱭ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨ ᱚᱴᱚᱠᱟᱢᱟ? |
Who drops you at school? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱵᱟᱵᱟ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱭᱚ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱜᱮ ᱟᱥᱲᱟᱨᱮ ᱠᱤᱱ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨ ᱚᱴᱚᱠᱟᱹᱧᱟ ᱾ |
Either my father or my mother drop me at school. |
| ᱟᱭᱚᱵᱟᱼᱢᱟᱪᱮᱫ ᱢᱤᱫᱩᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱮ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜᱼᱟ? |
Who comes to attend parent-teacher meetings? |
| ᱯᱤᱹᱴᱤᱹᱮᱢᱹ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱤᱧ ᱵᱟᱵᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱤᱧ ᱟᱭᱚᱭ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ |
Sometimes my father and sometimes my mother come to the P.T.M. |
ᱡᱚᱢᱧᱩ
ᱡᱚᱢᱧᱩ (Food) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱯᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ
| Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ) phrases / sentences |
English (ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ) phrases / sentences |
| ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱭᱛᱮ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱪᱮᱫᱼᱮᱢ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ? |
What do you like to eat mostly? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱚᱲᱮ ᱡᱚᱢᱤᱧ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ |
I like to eat khichdi. |
| ᱟᱯᱮ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱟᱠᱚ ᱡᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ? |
Which fruit is plentily available in your area? |
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ᱟᱞᱮ ᱚᱱᱟᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱭᱛᱟᱹᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱚᱜᱮ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱤᱠᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱠᱟᱭᱨᱟ ᱜᱮ
ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤᱧ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
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Guava and Papaya are available in my area, but I like Banana the most.
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ᱥᱟᱶᱟᱨ
ᱥᱟᱶᱟᱨ (Health) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱯᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ
| Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ) phrases / sentences |
English (ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ) phrases / sentences |
| ᱥᱮᱛᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱲᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤᱱᱨᱮᱢ ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱫᱼᱟ? |
At what time do you get up in the morning? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱛᱟᱜ ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱴᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱵᱮᱲᱟᱧ ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱫᱼᱟ ᱾ |
I get up at six O’clock in the morning. |
| ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱤᱢᱟᱹᱢ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚᱢ ᱴᱷᱚᱡᱮᱜᱼᱟ? |
Do you do exercise everyday? |
| ᱦᱮᱸ, ᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚᱧ ᱴᱷᱚᱡᱮᱫ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ |
Yes, I practice yoga. |
| ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱴᱷᱚᱡ ᱢᱟᱪᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱪᱮ? |
Is there a yoga teacher in your school? |
| ᱦᱮᱸ, ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱴᱷᱚᱡ ᱢᱟᱪᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱭᱟ ᱾ |
Yes, we have a yoga teacher in our schoolᱹ |
| ᱩᱱᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱴᱷᱚᱡ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜᱟᱜ ᱴᱷᱚᱡ ᱠᱚᱭ ᱥᱮᱬᱟᱣᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ |
She/He teaches us yoga and other excercises. |
ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱡᱚᱝ
ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱡᱚᱝ (Games and Sports) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱯᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ
| Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ) phrases / sentences |
English (ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ) phrases / sentences |
| ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱢ ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱼᱮᱢ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ? |
Do you like to play? |
| ᱦᱮᱸ, ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱤᱸᱰᱩ ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱼᱤᱧ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ |
Yes. I like to play football. |
| ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜᱵᱷᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱼᱤᱧ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ? |
I like indoor games. What about you? |
| ᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱸ! ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱴᱮᱱᱤᱥᱤᱧ ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱼᱟ ᱾ |
Me too! I play table tennis. |
| ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱢ ᱵᱷᱤᱰᱤᱭᱳ ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱼᱮᱢ ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱼᱟ? |
Do you play video games? |
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ᱵᱟᱝᱟ, ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱰᱤᱭᱳ ᱮᱱᱮᱡ ᱵᱟᱝᱤᱧ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱱᱮᱡᱼᱤᱧ
ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱵᱟᱰᱰᱤ ᱾
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No, I don’t like video games. I like to play outdoor games, like
Kabaddi.
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