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Navajo vs French


French vs Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
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
United States of America   
France   

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
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
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
34   
24
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
bonjour   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
Merci   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
Bonjour   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Not available   
désolé   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
au revoir   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Quebec French   

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

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

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
African French   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
français   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Français   

French Name
navaho   
français   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
9th Century   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

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

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
fre   

ISO 639 3
nav   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
nava1243   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Navajo and French Language History

Comparison of Navajo vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Navajo and French language. History of Navajo language states that this language originated in 1500 CE 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 Navajo and French Language History.

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

Navajo vs French Difficulty

The Navajo vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Navajo 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 Navajo and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Navajo and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Navajo is 88 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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