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French and Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
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
23   
4
32   
3

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
France   

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

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
28   
18
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
88 weeks   
13
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا   
bonjour   

Thank You
شكرا   
Merci   

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
تصبح على خير   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
مساء الخير   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
صباح الخير   
Bonjour   

Please
من فضلك   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
آسف   
désolé   

Bye
وداعا   
au revoir   

I Love You
أحبك   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
اعذرني   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Sudanese   
African French   

Where They Speak
Sudan   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00   
6
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Levantine   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
3
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million   
4
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
4.43 %   
6
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
206.00 million   
6
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million   
2
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية   
français   

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic   
Français   

French Name
arabe   
français   

German Name
Arabisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Arabs   
Not Available   

History

Origin
512 CE   
9th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Romance   

Branch
North Arabic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic   
Standard French   

Language Position
25   
21
13   
12

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

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ar   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
ara   
fre   

ISO 639 3
ara   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
arab1395   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
12-AAC   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Arabic and French Speaking population

Arabic and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Arabic and French languages can be compared. The total count of Arabic and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 % 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 Arabic and French on Arabic vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Arabic and French Language Codes

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

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