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Belarusian vs French


French vs Belarusian


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Poland  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
32  
3

National Language
Belarus, Gambia  
France  

Second Language
Poland  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
48  
28
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
39  
28
20  
10

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
dobry dzień  
bonjour  

Thank You
Dziakuj  
Merci  

How Are You?
Jak vy ?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Dabranač  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Dobry viečar  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
dobry dzień  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy  
Bonjour  

Please
Kali laska  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Vybačajcie  
désolé  

Bye
da pabačennia  
au revoir  

I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Vybačajcie  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
North-East Belarus  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian  
African French  

Where They Speak
South-West Belarus  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Middle Belarus  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.63 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
5.89 million  
99+
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  
français  

Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  
Français  

French Name
biélorusse  
français  

German Name
Weißrussisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Belarusians  
French people  

History

Origin
18th century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Romance  

Branch
Eastern  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old East Slavic  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Belarusian  
Standard French  

Language Position
79  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Belarusian Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
be  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bel  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
bel  
fre  

ISO 639 3
bel  
fra  

ISO 639 6
bel  
fras  

Glottocode
bela1254  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Belarusian and French Language History

Comparison of Belarusian vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Belarusian and French language. History of Belarusian language states that this language originated in 18th century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Belarusian and French Language History.

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Belarusian and French 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 Belarusian and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Belarusian and French language. Belarusian word for "Hello" is dobry dzień or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Belarusian Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Belarusian vs French Difficulty

The Belarusian vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Belarusian Alphabets and French 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 Belarusian and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Belarusian and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Belarusian is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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