Santali
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Santali can refer to:
- Santali languageSantali languageSanthali is a language in the Santhali 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...
, spoken by SantalsSantalsThe Santhal , are the largest tribal community in India, who live mainly in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Assam. There is also a significant Santal minority in neighboring Bangladesh, and a small population in Nepal....
in Eastern India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan - Santali latin alphabetSantali latin alphabetThe Santali Latin alphabet was invented in the 1890s by the Norwegian missionary Paul Olaf Bodding, and is still used by most Santals, especially the members of the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church ....
, invented in the 1890s by the Norwegian missionary Paul Olaf Bodding, and still used by most Santals, especially the members of the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) - Santali alphabet, invented in 1925 by Pandit Raghunath Murmu to write the language by the same name