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Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
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
33  
2
32  
3

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  
France  

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
South Africa  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
bonjour  

Thank You
Thank you  
Merci  

How Are You?
How are you?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Good Night  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Good Evening  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Good Morning  
Bonjour  

Please
Please  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Sorry  
désolé  

Bye
Bye  
au revoir  

I Love You
I love you  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Excuse Me  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
United States of America  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00  
3
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English  
African French  

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Welsh English  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
United Kingdom  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
14
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
188  
34
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million  
1
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
5.43 %  
4
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
400.00 million  
3
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million  
1
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
English  
français  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Français  

French Name
anglais  
français  

German Name
Englisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
5th Century 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 English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Standard English  
Standard French  

Language Position
3  
3
13  
12

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
en  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
eng  
fre  

ISO 639 3
eng  
fra  

ISO 639 6
engs  
fras  

Glottocode
stan1293  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
52-ABA  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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English and French Speaking population

English and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and French languages can be compared. The total count of English and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and French on English vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and French Language Codes

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

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