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Filipino vs French


French vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
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
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Philippines  
France  

Second Language
Philippines  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
bonjour  

Thank You
Salamat  
Merci  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Bonjour  

Please
Mangyaring  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
désolé  

Bye
Paalam  
au revoir  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

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

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
African French  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
11
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Waray  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
13
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
13
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
filipino  
français  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Français  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
français  

German Name
Pilipino  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
16th Century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian 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
Filipino  
Standard French  

Language Position
Not Available  
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
fre  

ISO 639 3
fil  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
fili1244  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Filipino and French Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and French language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Filipino and French Language History.

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Filipino 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 Filipino and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and French language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs French Difficulty

The Filipino vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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