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Tamil and Sindhi


Sindhi and Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
10  
7

How Many Consonants
18  
8
42  
31

Scripts
Tamil  
Arabic, Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

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

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Central Sindh  

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

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Lari  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
27

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
18  
16
50  
99+

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  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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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.

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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

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