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Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
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
3  
12
32  
3

National Language
Malaysia  
France  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Africa, Canada  

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

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

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
bonjour  

Thank You
terima kasih  
Merci  

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

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
Bonjour  

Please
sila  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
maaf  
désolé  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
au revoir  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
25
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Pekal  
African French  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
40
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Musi  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
11
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
14
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
français  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Français  

French Name
malais  
français  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Standard French  

Language Position
54  
39
13  
12

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
fre  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
stan1306  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Malaysian and French Language History

Comparison of Malaysian vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Malaysian and French language. History of Malaysian language states that this language originated in c. 683 AD 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 Malaysian and French Language History.

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

Malaysian vs French Difficulty

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

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