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Maithili and French


French and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal  
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
2  
13
32  
3

National Language
India, Nepal  
France  

Second Language
Nepal  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
-  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
47  
27
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
22  
12
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
bonjour  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
Merci  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
Bonjour  

Please
kripaya  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
maf karai  
désolé  

Bye
Alavidā  
au revoir  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Quebec French  

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

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
21
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
African French  

Where They Speak
North India  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
19
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
17
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
35
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
99+
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  
français  

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Français  

French Name
maithili  
français  

German Name
Maithili  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
French people  

History

Origin
14th century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili  
Standard French  

Language Position
40  
37
13  
12

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
fre  

ISO 639 3
mai  
fra  

ISO 639 6
mai  
fras  

Glottocode
mait1250  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Maithili 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 Maithili and French dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maithili and French Speaking population

Maithili and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and French languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and French on Maithili vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and French Language Codes

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

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