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French vs Sundanese


Sundanese 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  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
1  
14

National Language
France  
Indonesia  

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  
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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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Italian Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Halo  

Thank You
Merci  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
Mangga  

Sorry
désolé  
Hapunten  

Bye
au revoir  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Western dialect  

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

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
African French  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
français  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Français  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
français  
soundanais  

German Name
Französisch  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
French people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
9th Century  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Sundanese  

Language Position
13  
12
42  
39

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
sun  

ISO 639 3
fra  
sun  

ISO 639 6
fras  
sun  

Glottocode
stan1290  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
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French and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of French vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of French and Sundanese language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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French and Sundanese 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 Sundanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Sundanese language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Sundanese word for "Thank You" is Nuhun. Find more of such common French Greetings and Sundanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Sundanese Difficulty

The French vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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