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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
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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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