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Indonesian vs French


French vs Indonesian


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
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   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Indonesia   
France   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Malay language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
19   
9
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
bonjour   

Thank You
Terima kasih   
Merci   

How Are You?
Apa kabar?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Selamat Malam   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Malam yang baik   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi   
Bonjour   

Please
mohon Untuk   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
maaf   
désolé   

Bye
Selamat tinggal   
au revoir   

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Permisi   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese   
Quebec French   

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

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00   
8
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Balinese   
African French   

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Minangkabau   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
7
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
46   
30
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
23.00 million   
34
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million   
4
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu   
français   

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia   
Français   

French Name
indonésien   
français   

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Indonesians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
7th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Indonesian   
Standard French   

Language Position
56   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
id   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
ind   
fre   

ISO 639 3
ind   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
indo1316   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Indonesian and French Language History

Comparison of Indonesian vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Indonesian and French language. History of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th Century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 Indonesian and French Language History.

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

Indonesian vs French Difficulty

The Indonesian vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Indonesian Alphabets and French 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 Indonesian and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Indonesian and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Indonesian is 36 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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