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French and French


French and French


Countries

Countries
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   
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
32   
3
32   
3

National Language
France   
France   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

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

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
bonjour   

Thank You
Merci   
Merci   

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

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Bonjour   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
désolé   
désolé   

Bye
au revoir   
au revoir   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Quebec French   

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

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
African French   
African French   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
français   
français   

Alternative Names
Français   
Français   

French Name
français   
français   

German Name
Französisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
9th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Standard French   

Language Position
13   
12
13   
12

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
fre   

ISO 639 3
fra   
fra   

ISO 639 6
fras   
fras   

Glottocode
stan1290   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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French and French Speaking population

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

French and French Language Codes

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

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