Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
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.
Similar To
Gujarati
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Prakrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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)
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
29.00 million
  
37
78.00 million
  
21
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.