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
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
323
0
46
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National Language
France
Malaysia
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Thailand
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Italian Language
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Latin
Tamil Language
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
How Many People Speak
6,200,000.001,600,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
African French
Pekal
Where They Speak
Africa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
274,000,000.0030,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Swiss French
Musi
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.003,100,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2524
0
188
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Origin
9th Century
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Standard French
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Language Position
1354
1
120
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Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual