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Russian and French Speaking countries


French and Russian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan   
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
4   
11
32   
3

National Language
Russia   
France   

Second Language
Afganistan   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
  
  • 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
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary   
Latin   

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Russian and French as Minority Language

In Russian and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and French as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

If you want to compare Russian and French dialects, then you can go to Russian vs French Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Russian and French Regulators

Russian and French speaking countries provide you Russian and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, Russian and French Language History.

Russian and French Continents

Thinking about Russian and French continents in which Russian and French speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and French. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Russian and French languages:

Russian Interesting Facts:

French Interesting Facts:

The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Italian Language and derived from Latin.

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