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French vs Indonesian


Countries

Countries
Indonesia  
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
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Indonesia  
France  

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
bonjour  

Thank You
Terima kasih  
Merci  

How Are You?
Apa kabar?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Malam yang baik  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi  
Bonjour  

Please
mohon Untuk  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
maaf  
désolé  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
au revoir  

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Permisi  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese  
Quebec French  

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

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Balinese  
African French  

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Minangkabau  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
46  
30
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
23.00 million  
34
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million  
4
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu  
français  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia  
Français  

French Name
indonésien  
français  

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Indonesians  
French people  

History

Origin
7th Century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Indonesian  
Standard French  

Language Position
56  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
id  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
ind  
fre  

ISO 639 3
ind  
fra  

ISO 639 6
ind  
fras  

Glottocode
indo1316  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Indonesian and French Language History

Comparison of Indonesian vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Indonesian and French language. History of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th Century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. 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 Indonesian and French Language History.

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

Indonesian vs French Difficulty

The Indonesian vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Indonesian Alphabets and French 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 Indonesian and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Indonesian and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Indonesian is 36 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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