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
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
322
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46
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National Language
France
Ireland
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Foras na Gaeilge
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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Italian Language
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
Latin
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Origin
9th Century
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Celtic
Branch
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Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard French
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
1325
1
120
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Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual