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French vs Sanskrit


Sanskrit vs 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   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
India   

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

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   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
Old German Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Sanskrit-Alphabets.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
20 weeks   
5

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   

Thank You
Merci   
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
शुभः सायंकालः   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
शुभ दुपार   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
कृपया (kripayā)   

Sorry
désolé   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Bye
au revoir   
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Not present   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 2
African French   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Not Available   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
0   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
14.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   

Alternative Names
Français   
Not Available   

French Name
français   
sanskrit   

German Name
Französisch   
Sanskrit   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[səmskr̩t̪əm]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
9th Century   
2000 B.C.   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Vedic Sanskrit   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Sanskrit   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

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

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
sa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
san   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
san   

ISO 639 3
fra   
san   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
sans1269   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Ancient   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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French and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of French vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of French and Sanskrit language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Sanskrit Language History.

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French and Sanskrit Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Sanskrit greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Sanskrit language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Sanskrit word for "Thank You" is धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh). Find more of such common French Greetings and Sanskrit Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The French vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Sanskrit Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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