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Armenian vs 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   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

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

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
Greek   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Armenian manuscript   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
Merci   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
désolé   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
au revoir   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

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

Dialect 2
African French   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Not Applicable   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
6.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
6.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

Alternative Names
Français   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
français   
arménien   

German Name
Französisch   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Armenians   

History

Origin
9th Century   
late 5th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

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

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
arm   

ISO 639 3
fra   
hye   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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French and Armenian Language History

Comparison of French vs Armenian language history gives us differences between origin of French and Armenian language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th 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 French and Armenian Language History.

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French and Armenian 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 French and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Armenian language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common French Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Armenian Difficulty

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

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