1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Prakrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Assalam O Alaikum
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
tava kia aayo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Subho Bakhair
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
Allah Wahi
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Central Sindh
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Lower Sindh
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
29.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
25.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Not Available
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
sind1272
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available