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Malayalam and French


French and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
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
3   
12
32   
3

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
6   
3

How Many Consonants
41   
30
20   
10

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
bonjour   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Merci   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Bonjour   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
désolé   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
au revoir   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Mappila   
African French   

Where They Speak
India   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
français   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Français   

French Name
malayalam   
français   

German Name
Malayalam   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Not Available   

History

Origin
9th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Standard French   

Language Position
29   
24
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
fre   

ISO 639 3
mal   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
mala1464   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Malayalam and French Speaking population

Malayalam and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and French languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and French on Malayalam vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and French Language Codes

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

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