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Santali, n. and a.|sænˈtɑːlɪ|
Also 9 Santalee; Santhali, Sonthali.
[f. Santal2 + adj. suff. -i.]
A. n. The Munda language of the Santals.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Santals or their language.
1873[see Santal2]. c1875–9E. L. Brandreth On Non-Aryan Lang. India 7 The Santali verb..has twenty⁓three tenses. 1891Kipling City Dreadf. Nt. 96 Sonthali..is more elaborate than Greek. 1927Other Lands July 138/2 At one house I was presented with a burnt arm to examine, and having no Santali with which to explain that I was not a doctor, the only thing to do was to look at it carefully and express, by nods and smiles, great satisfaction at the state of its progress. 1961Webster, Santhali. 1969[see madal]. 1974Times 18 Apr. 16/6 Elmhirst took his first group of students into the Moslem, Hindu and Santali villages of the district early in 1922. 1974W. G. Archer Hill of Flutes 343 The Santali Language. According to Grierson's Linguistic Survey, Santali is an Austro-Asiatic Language. |