Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
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
332
0
46
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National Language
Malaysia
France
Second Language
Indonesia
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Thailand
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
Latin
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.006,200,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pekal
African French
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Africa
How Many People Speak
30,000.00274,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Musi
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.001,800,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2425
0
188
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Origin
c. 683 AD
9th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Romance
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Standard French
Language Position
5413
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual