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
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Arabic, Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Siraiki
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
29.00 million
  
37
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
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
  
Origin
300 BC
  
711 A.D
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 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
  
Not Available
  
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tamil and Sindhi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Sindhi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Sindhi language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Sindhi word for "Thank You" is Meharbani. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Sindhi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Sindhi Difficulty
The Tamil vs Sindhi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Sindhi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Sindhi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Sindhi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Sindhi time required is Not Available.