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French and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
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
2  
13
32  
3

National Language
Pakistan  
France  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Africa, Canada  

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

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

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
40  
29
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
bonjour  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
Merci  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Bonjour  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
désolé  

Bye
الوداع  
au revoir  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Quebec French  

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

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
African French  

Where They Speak
India  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
اُردُو  
français  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Français  

French Name
ourdou  
français  

German Name
Urdu  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
French people  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Standard French  

Language Position
20  
18
13  
12

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
fre  

ISO 639 3
urd  
fra  

ISO 639 6
urd  
fras  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Urdu and French Speaking population

Urdu and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and French languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and French on Urdu vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and French Language Codes

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

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