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Countries

Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan   
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
5   
10
32   
3

National Language
China, Taiwan   
France   

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
24   
19
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)   
bonjour   

Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)   
Merci   

How Are You?
你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)   
Bonjour   

Please
请 (Qǐng)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)   
désolé   

Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)   
au revoir   

I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mandarin   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
960,000,000.00   
1
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Wu   
African French   

Where They Speak
China, United States of America   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
80,000,000.00   
1
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Yue   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
60,000,000.00   
2
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,051.00 million   
2
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
16.00 %   
2
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
873.00 million   
1
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
178.00 million   
3
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)   
français   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Français   

French Name
chinois   
français   

German Name
Chinesisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Han   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1250 BC   
9th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Chinese   
Standard French   

Language Position
1   
1
13   
12

Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zh   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zho   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
chi   
fre   

ISO 639 3
zho   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
sini1245   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
79-AAA   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Chinese and French Speaking population

Chinese and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and French languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and French on Chinese vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chinese and French Language Codes

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

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