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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.
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Similar To
Gujarati   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

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   

Dialect 2
Vicholi   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Central Sindh   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Lari   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

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

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 %   
34
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Not Available   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
sindhi   
tamoul   

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
711 A.D   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Sindhi   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
50   
37
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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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