Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
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
Not Available
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
Where They Speak
Kongu
Upper Sindh
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Vicholi
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Central Sindh
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Lari
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Lower Sindh
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Not Available
French Name
tamoul
sindhi
German Name
Tamil
Sindhi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Not Available
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Sindhi
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sind1272
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
