Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan, Sindh
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
Similar To
Malayalam
Gujarati
Derived From
-
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24764
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1210
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1842
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Assalam O Alaikum
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Meharbani
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kehra haal aahin
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
tava kia aayo
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Sham Jo Salam
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Assalam o Alaikum
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Subho Bakhair
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Mehrbani
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Moon khe afsos aahe
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Allah Wahi
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Maaf Kajo
Dialect 1
Kongu
Siraiki
Where They Speak
Kongu
Upper Sindh
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0025,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Vicholi
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Central Sindh
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0025,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Lari
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Lower Sindh
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0025.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
106
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million29.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.39 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million25.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million25.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
سنڌي
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Sindhi
French Name
tamoul
sindhi
German Name
Tamil
Sindhi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[sɪndi]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Sindhi people
Origin
300 BC
711 A.D
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Sindhi
Language Position
1850
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Sindhi
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
sd
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
snd
ISO 639 2/B
tam
snd
ISO 639 3
tam
snd
ISO 639 6
tam
snd
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sind1272
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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