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Swahili and French


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  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
4  
11

National Language
France  
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Italian Language  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Habari  

Thank You
Merci  
Asante  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Habari gani?  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
Usiku mwema  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
Habari za jioni  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
nzuri Alasiri  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
Habari za asubuhi  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
tafadhali  

Sorry
désolé  
pole  

Bye
au revoir  
bye  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
nakupenda  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
Samahani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Kiunguja  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Zanzibar island  

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

Dialect 2
African French  
Kimrima  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Dar es Salaam  

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Kimgao  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Kilwa  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
16
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
150.00 million  
13

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
Not Available  

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
Not Available  

Native Name
français  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Français  
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  

French Name
français  
swahili  

German Name
Französisch  
Swahili  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Swahili people or Waswahili  

History

Origin
9th Century  
6th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Swahili  

Language Position
13  
12
Not Available  

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
sw  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
swa  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
swa  

ISO 639 3
fra  
swa  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
swah1254  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
99-AUS-m  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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

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French and Swahili Speaking population

French and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of French and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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 French and Swahili on French vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Swahili Language Codes

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