Countries
Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Gujarati
Malayalam
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
64247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1012
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4218
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
NA3
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
NA44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Greetings
Hello
Assalam O Alaikum
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Meharbani
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
tava kia aayo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Subho Bakhair
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Mehrbani
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Allah Wahi
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Siraiki
Kongu
Where They Speak
Upper Sindh
Kongu
How Many People Speak
NANA
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Vicholi
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Central Sindh
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
NANA
700
80000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Lari
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Lower Sindh
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
610
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
29.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.39 %1.06 %
0.11
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
25.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
NA8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
-9999
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
sindhi
tamoul
German Name
Sindhi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
History
Origin
711 A.D
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
-9999
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Sindhi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
5018
1
120
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Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
sd
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
snd
tam
ISO 639 2/B
snd
tam
ISO 639 3
snd
tam
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
sind1272
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available