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Tagalog vs French


French vs Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
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
Philippines   
France   

Second Language
Filipinos   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25   
7
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
18   
8
20   
10

Scripts
Baybayin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta   
bonjour   

Thank You
Salamat po   
Merci   

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Magandang gabi   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po   
Bonjour   

Please
pakiusap   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
désolé   

Bye
Paálam   
au revoir   

I Love You
Iniibig kita   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

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

Dialect 2
Bisalog   
African French   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Filipino   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
90,000.00   
30
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million   
24
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Tagalog   
français   

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino   
Français   

French Name
tagalog   
français   

German Name
Tagalog   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Tagalog people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1593   
9th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Standard French   

Language Position
58   
99+
13   
12

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

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
t1   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
tgl   
fre   

ISO 639 3
tg1   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
taga1269   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
31-CKA   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Tagalog and French Language History

Comparison of Tagalog vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Tagalog and French language. History of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593 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 Tagalog and French Language History.

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

Tagalog vs French Difficulty

The Tagalog vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tagalog 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 Tagalog and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tagalog and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tagalog is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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