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Norwegian and French


French and Norwegian


Countries

Countries
Norway   
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
Norway   
France   

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

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

Minority Language
Nynorsk   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  
  • 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
Swedish and Danish Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
hallo   
bonjour   

Thank You
takk   
Merci   

How Are You?
hvordan har du det?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
god natt   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
god kveld   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
god morgen   
Bonjour   

Please
Vær så snill   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
unnskyld   
désolé   

Bye
ha det   
au revoir   

I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
unnskyld meg   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jamtlandic   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
99+
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Sognamål   
African French   

Where They Speak
Sogn   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
19   
17
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
5.00 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Norsk   
français   

Alternative Names
Norsk   
Français   

French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien   
français   

German Name
Nynorsk   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian) [nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Norwegians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1300 AD   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Romance   

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
no   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nor   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
nor   
fre   

ISO 639 3
nor   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
norw1258   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Norwegian and French Speaking population

Norwegian and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and French languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is Not Available 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 Norwegian and French on Norwegian vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Norwegian and French Language Codes

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

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