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French and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
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
7  
8
32  
3

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  
France  

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ciao  
bonjour  

Thank You
grazie  
Merci  

How Are You?
Come stai?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
buonanotte  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
buonasera  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
buongiorno  
Bonjour  

Please
Per Favore  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
scusate  
désolé  

Bye
arrivederci  
au revoir  

I Love You
Ti amo  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
Quebec French  

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

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
21
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
African French  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
14
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
22
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
20
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Italiano  
français  

Alternative Names
Italiano  
Français  

French Name
italien  
français  

German Name
Italienisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Italians  
Not Available  

History

Origin
960 BC  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Italian  
Standard French  

Language Position
27  
23
13  
12

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
fre  

ISO 639 3
ita  
fra  

ISO 639 6
itas  
fras  

Glottocode
ital1282  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Italian and French 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 Italian and French dialects. Various dialects of Italian and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Italian and French Speaking population

Italian and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and French languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 Italian and French on Italian vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and French Language Codes

Italian and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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