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Italian and French


French and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
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
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
France   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
bonjour   

Thank You
grazie   
Merci   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
buonasera   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Bonjour   

Please
Per Favore   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
scusate   
désolé   

Bye
arrivederci   
au revoir   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Quebec French   

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

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
African French   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Italiano   
français   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Français   

French Name
italien   
français   

German Name
Italienisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
960 BC   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Italian   
Standard French   

Language Position
27   
23
13   
12

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
fre   

ISO 639 3
ita   
fra   

ISO 639 6
itas   
fras   

Glottocode
ital1282   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Italian and French Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Italian and French dialects. Various dialects of Italian and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Italian and French Speaking population

Italian and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and French languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Italian and French on Italian vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and French Language Codes

Italian and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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