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Countries

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

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24764
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1210
0 32
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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
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

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

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Siraiki

Where They Speak

Kongu
Upper Sindh

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0025,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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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
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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
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Total No. Of Dialects

106
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million29.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.39 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million25.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million25.00 million
0.01 400
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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

History

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
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Signed Sindhi

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

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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Tamil and Sindhi Alphabets

Tamil and Sindhi Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Sindhi. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Sindhi Alphabets there are 64 letters. To learn Tamil and Sindhi languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Sindhi languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Sindhi greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Sindhi are Most Spoken Languages.

All Tamil and Sindhi 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 Tamil and Sindhi dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Sindhi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Sindhi Dialects are spoken in different Sindhi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Sindhi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki , Vicholi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Tamil and Sindhi Speaking population

Tamil and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Tamil and Sindhi on Tamil vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Sindhi Language Codes

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