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Swahili and French


French and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
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
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
France  

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

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
bonjour  

Thank You
Asante  
Merci  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
Bonjour  

Please
tafadhali  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
pole  
désolé  

Bye
bye  
au revoir  

I Love You
nakupenda  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
African French  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
Africa  

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Not Available  
français  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Français  

French Name
swahili  
français  

German Name
Swahili  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Not Available  

History

Origin
6th century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Romance  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Standard French  

Language Position
Not Available  
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
fre  

ISO 639 3
swa  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
swah1254  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Swahili and French Speaking population

Swahili and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and French languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and French on Swahili vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and French Language Codes

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

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