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
South Africa
National Language
France
South Africa
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Italian Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Merci
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Unjani
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
bonsoir
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Bonjour
Molo
Please
S'il vous plaît
Ndicela
Sorry
désolé
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
au revoir
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Je t'aime
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
African French
Thembu
Where They Speak
Africa
South Africa
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
français
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Français
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
français
xhosa
German Name
Französisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
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Ethnicity
Not Available
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
9th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
fras
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Glottocode
stan1290
xhos1239
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All French and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of French and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
French and Xhosa Speaking population
French and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of French and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on French vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Xhosa Language Codes
French and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
