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French and Croatian


Countries

Countries
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia  
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
9  
7
32  
3

National Language
Austria  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
  • Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
  
  • 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
Serbain and Bosnian  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Church Slavonic  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
bok  
bonjour  

Thank You
hvala  
Merci  

How Are You?
kako si  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
laku noć  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
dobra večer  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
dobar dan  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
dobro jutro  
Bonjour  

Please
molim  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Oprostite  
désolé  

Bye
Doviđenja  
au revoir  

I Love You
Volim te  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Ispričavam se  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakavian  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Croatia  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
660,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chakavian  
African French  

Where They Speak
Croatia  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Shtokavian  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
79  
33
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
89.00 million  
18
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
89.00 %  
1
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
5.60 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
1.25 million  
99+
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
hrvatski  
français  

Alternative Names
Hrvatski  
Français  

French Name
croate  
français  

German Name
Kroatisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[xř̩ʋaːtskiː]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Croats  
French people  

History

Origin
9th century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Serbo-Croatian  
Standard French  

Language Position
23  
21
13  
12

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
hr  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hrv  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
hrv  
fre  

ISO 639 3
hrv  
fra  

ISO 639 6
hrv  
fras  

Glottocode
croa1245  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
part of 53-AAA-g  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Croatian and French 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 Croatian and French dialects. Various dialects of Croatian and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Croatian are spoken in different Croatian Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Croatian vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Croatian dialects include: Chakavian, Chakavian. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Croatian and French Speaking population

Croatian and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Croatian and French languages can be compared. The total count of Croatian and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Croatian language is 89.00 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 Croatian and French on Croatian vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Croatian and French Language Codes

Croatian and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Croatian and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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