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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.
    •   
  • 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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