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French and German Speaking countries


German and French Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
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   
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
7   
8

National Language
France   
Germany   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
North Dakota, United States of America   

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Council for German Orthography   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Albanian Languages   

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French and German as Minority Language

In French and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have French and German as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

If you want to compare French and German dialects, then you can go to French vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

French and German Regulators

French and German speaking countries provide you French and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, French and German Language History.

French and German Continents

Thinking about French and German continents in which French and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and German. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of French and German languages:

French Interesting Facts:

German Interesting Facts:

The French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.

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