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Marathi 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  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
4  
11

National Language
France  
India  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

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

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

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

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Italian Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
16  
13

How Many Consonants
20  
10
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
Merci  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
désolé  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
au revoir  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

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

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
français  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Français  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
français  
marathe  

German Name
Französisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
French people  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Marathi  

Language Position
13  
12
17  
15

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
mar  

ISO 639 3
fra  
mar  

ISO 639 6
fras  
mar  

Glottocode
stan1290  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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French and Marathi Speaking population

French and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of French and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on French vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Marathi Language Codes

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

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