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Countries

Countries
Japan  
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
Japan  
France  

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

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

Minority Language
Palau  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
14  
4
20  
10

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
bonjour  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Merci  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Bonjour  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
désolé  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
au revoir  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Quebec French  

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

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Hakata  
African French  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Africa  

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
日本語  
français  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Français  

French Name
japonais  
français  

German Name
Japanisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1185  
9th Century  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Standard French  

Language Position
8  
8
13  
12

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
fre  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Japanese and French Speaking population

Japanese and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and French languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and French on Japanese vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and French Language Codes

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

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