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Sindhi and Tamil


Tamil and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
64  
37
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
42  
31
18  
8

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

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
25,000,000.00  
26
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Vicholi  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Central Sindh  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
23
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Lari  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
25.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million  
37
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
36
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
سنڌي  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Sindhi  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
sindhi  
tamoul  

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[sɪndi]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Sindhi people  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
711 A.D  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Sindhi  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
50  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Sindhi  
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
snd  
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
-  
-  

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All Sindhi and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sindhi and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sindhi and Tamil Speaking population

Sindhi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sindhi and Tamil on Sindhi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Tamil Language Codes

Sindhi and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sindhi and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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