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Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  
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
11  
5
32  
3

National Language
Turkey  
France  

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

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

Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Turkish Language Association  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  
  • 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
Azerbaijani Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
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
Merhaba  
bonjour  

Thank You
teşekkür ederim  
Merci  

How Are You?
Nasılsın?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
İyi Geceler  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Tünaydın  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
günaydın  
Bonjour  

Please
lütfen  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
üzgünüm  
désolé  

Bye
Hoşçakal  
au revoir  

I Love You
Seni seviyorum  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Afedersiniz  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
26,000,000.00  
25
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish  
African French  

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
480,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Gagauz  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
75.00 million  
23
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.95 %  
22
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Türkçe  
français  

Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch  
Français  

French Name
turc  
français  

German Name
Türkisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Turkish  
French people  

History

Origin
c. 1350  
9th Century  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Turkic  
Romance  

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  
Standard French  

Language Position
19  
17
13  
12

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
tr  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tur  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
tur  
fre  

ISO 639 3
tur  
fra  

ISO 639 6
tur  
fras  

Glottocode
nucl1301  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Turkish and French Language History

Comparison of Turkish vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Turkish and French language. History of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350 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 Turkish and French Language History.

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

Turkish vs French Difficulty

The Turkish vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Turkish 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 Turkish and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Turkish and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Turkish is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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