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French vs Filipino


Filipino 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  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
1  
14

National Language
France  
Philippines  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Philippines  

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

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  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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

Similar To
Italian Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
23  
13

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Merci  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
Magandang umaga  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
désolé  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
au revoir  
Paalam  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Bikol  

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

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

Dialect 2
African French  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Philippines  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
Not Available  

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
français  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Français  
Pilipino  

French Name
français  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Französisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
9th Century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Filipino  

Language Position
13  
12
Not Available  

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
fil  

ISO 639 3
fra  
fil  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No Data Available  

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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French and Filipino Language History

Comparison of French vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of French and Filipino language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino Language History.

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

French vs Filipino Difficulty

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

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