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Sanskrit 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  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
1  
14

National Language
France  
India  

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

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  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Italian Language  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
16  
13

How Many Consonants
20  
10
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
Merci  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
désolé  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
au revoir  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Not present  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Not Available  

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

Dialect 2
African French  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Not Available  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
Not Available  

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
14.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
Not Available  

Native Name
français  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Français  
Not Available  

French Name
français  
sanskrit  

German Name
Französisch  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
9th Century  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
13  
12
Not Available  

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
san  

ISO 639 3
fra  
san  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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French and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of French vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of French and Sanskrit language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. 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 Sanskrit Language History.

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

French vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The French vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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