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French Language



Countries
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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 0

Total No. Of Countries
32 3

National Language
France 0

Second Language
Africa, Canada 0

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America 0

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam 0

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française 0

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.
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Similar To
Italian Language 0

Derived From
Latin 0

Alphabets
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Alphabets in
French-Alphabets.jpg#200 0

Alphabets
26 8

Phonology
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How Many Vowels
6 3

How Many Consonants
20 10

Scripts
Latin 0

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal 0

Hard to Learn
0

Language Levels
6 5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks 6

Greetings
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Hello
bonjour 0

Thank You
Merci 0

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous? 0

Good Night
bonne Nuit 0

Good Evening
bonsoir 0

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi 0

Good Morning
Bonjour 0

Please
S'il vous plaît 0

Sorry
désolé 0

Bye
au revoir 0

I Love You
Je t'aime 0

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi 0

Dialects
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Dialect 1
Quebec French 0

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada 0

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00 15

Dialect 2
African French 0

Where They Speak
Africa 0

How Many People Speak
Not Available 0

Dialect 3
Swiss French 0

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland 0

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00 16

Total No. Of Dialects
25 21

How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
163.00 million 11

Speaking Population
1.12 % 17

Native Speakers
76.00 million 13

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million 11

Native Name
français 0

Alternative Names
Français 0

French Name
français 0

German Name
Französisch 0

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ] 0

Ethnicity
Not Available 0

History
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Origin
9th Century 0

Language Family
Indo-European Family 0

Subgroup
Romance 0

Branch
Not Available 0

Language Forms
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Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French 0

Standard Forms
Standard French 0

Language Position
13 12

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France) 0

Scope
Individual 0

Code
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ISO 639 1
fr 0

ISO 639 2
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ISO 639 2/T
fra 0

ISO 639 2/B
fre 0

ISO 639 3
fra 0

ISO 639 6
fras 0

Glottocode
stan1290 0

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i 0

Types of Language
0

Language Type
Living 0

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object 0

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic 0

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Origin of French language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. French language is one of the Most Spoken Languages. The origin of French language states that it was put to use in 9th Century. The history of French language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about French Language History.The evolution of French language began with early forms such as Old French, Middle French and French. Standard French is the standard form of French language and it is used in government centers. Know all About French Language.

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French population

French population gives us the total count of number of people speaking French language. French language is spoken by 163.00 million people in the world. Most of the French population lies in the French Speaking Countries. French language is spoken as first language by 76.00 million people and as second language by about 87.00 million people. Get to know French speaking population in detail.

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French writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. French writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of French language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by French language. Learn more about . 

Information about French language

Check out all the information about French language here. You may find it interesting to learn French Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about French Speaking Countries, French speaking continents and French Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to French countries knowing common French Greetings will help you in communicating with French people.

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