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
India, Nepal
National Language
France
India, Nepal
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Italian Language
Bhojpuri Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Merci
dhanyabad
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Śubharātri
Good Evening
bonsoir
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
Bonjour
Suprabhaat
Please
S'il vous plaît
kripaya
I Love You
Je t'aime
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
kripaya
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Nepal
Dialect 2
African French
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Africa
North India
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Khortha
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Deoghar, France
Native Name
français
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Français
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
français
maithili
German Name
Französisch
Maithili
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
French people
Maithil
Origin
9th Century
14th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Maithili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
fr
No data available
Glottocode
stan1290
mait1250
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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French and Maithili Speaking population
French and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of French and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on French vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Maithili Language Codes
French and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.