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French and Welsh


Welsh 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   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Wales   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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

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

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

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
English Language   

Derived From
Latin   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Helô   

Thank You
Merci   
Diolch   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Nos da   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Bore da   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
désolé   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
au revoir   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Patagonian Welsh   

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

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
African French   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Gwynedd   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Powys   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
7.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Français   
Cymraeg   

French Name
français   
gallois   

German Name
Französisch   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Welsh   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
wel   

ISO 639 3
fra   
cym   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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French and Welsh Speaking population

French and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of French and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available. 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 Welsh on French vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Welsh Language Codes

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

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