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Albanian vs French


French vs Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
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
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
France  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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  • 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
Romanian  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
29  
19
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
bonjour  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Merci  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Bonjour  

Please
Ju lutem  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Me fal  
désolé  

Bye
mirupafshim  
au revoir  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
20
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
African French  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
28
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
31
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
français  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Français  

French Name
albanais  
français  

German Name
Albanisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Standard French  

Language Position
Not Available  
13  
12

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
fre  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
alba1267  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Albanian and French Language History

Comparison of Albanian vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Albanian and French language. History of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD 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 Albanian and French Language History.

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

Albanian vs French Difficulty

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

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