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German and French Speaking countries


French and German Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland   
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   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
32   
3

National Language
Germany   
France   

Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Council for German Orthography   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Albanian Languages   
Latin   

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German and French as Minority Language

In German and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and French as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

If you want to compare German and French dialects, then you can go to German vs French Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

German and French Regulators

German and French speaking countries provide you German and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, German and French Language History.

German and French Continents

Thinking about German and French continents in which German and French speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and French. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and French languages:

German Interesting Facts:

French Interesting Facts:

The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Italian Language and derived from Latin.

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