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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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

3332
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
France

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

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

Minority Language

South Africa
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

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Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Italian Language

Derived From

Latin
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2626
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

56
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2120
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

76
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
bonjour

Thank You

Thank you
Merci

How Are You?

How are you?
Comment allez-vous?

Good Night

Good Night
bonne Nuit

Good Evening

Good Evening
bonsoir

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi

Good Morning

Good Morning
Bonjour

Please

Please
S'il vous plaît

Sorry

Sorry
désolé

Bye

Bye
au revoir

I Love You

I love you
Je t'aime

Excuse Me

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English
Quebec French

Where They Speak

United States of America
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.006,200,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English
African French

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Africa

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.00274,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English
Swiss French

Where They Speak

United Kingdom
Northeast France, Switzerland

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.001,800,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

18825
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million163.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %1.12 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million76.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million87.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

English
français

Alternative Names

English
Français

French Name

anglais
français

German Name

Englisch
Französisch

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]

Ethnicity

English people
French people

History

Origin

5th Century AD
9th Century

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

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Romance

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old French, Middle French and French

Standard Forms

Standard English
Standard French

Language Position

313
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en
fr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng
fra

ISO 639 2/B

eng
fre

ISO 639 3

eng
fra

ISO 639 6

engs
fras

Glottocode

stan1293
stan1290

Linguasphere

52-ABA
51-AAA-i

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic

English and French Alphabets

English and French Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in English and French. In English Alphabets there are 26 letters while in French Alphabets there are 26 letters. To learn English and French languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of English and French languages. The English phonology consist English vowels and English consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at English greetings vs French greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether English and French are Most Spoken Languages.

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

English and French Speaking population

English and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and French languages can be compared. The total count of English and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and French on English vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and French Language Codes

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