Rwanda – About 6% of the country speaks French.Republic of the Congo – French is the official language, but other indigenous languages are popular.Niger – French is spoken by over 11% of the country.Monaco – French is the sole official language.
Mali – Though French is the official language, Bambara is spoken by much of the population.Madagascar – French is the language of the aristocracy and educated on the island.Luxembourg – Along with French, German and Luxembourgish hold official status.Haiti – French and a blended Haitian Creole both share official status.Guinea – French is the official language, but there are over 40 others spoken.France – The French language developed here from its Latin roots in the mid 800s (9th century).Equatorial Guinea – French, Spanish, and Portuguese are all official languages.Djibouti – French and Arabic are officially spoken.Democratic Republic of the Congo – French is the official language, but shares popularity with languages like Swahili and others.Côte d’Ivoire (The Ivory Coast) – French enjoys official status.Comoros – French shares official status with Comorian and Arabic.Chad – French competes with Arabic for the top spot.Central African Republic – Here approximately 33% of the population speaks French.Canada – See my article on How Common Is Spoken French In Canada for the whole story.Cameroon – French shares official status with English, which has caused much conflict.Burundi – French is used along with Kirundi.Burkina Faso – French is used in governmental proceedings.Benin – French shares the spotlight with three other national languages.Belgium – See my article: How Common Is Spoken French In Belgium?.With 300 million speakers around the world, French is the official language in: Historically, French was the language of the aristocracy and educated from England to Russia. It is an official language of the United Nations and makes the list of one of the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. Throughout history French was spread around the world through conquest, education, and diplomacy.įrench is one of the top five usable languages in the world today. It has to do with global reach through historical political influence. There is one main reason that makes French more usable than Japanese for most people around the world. But for a wider range of people around the world, French fits the bill better than Japanese. If Japanese meets your specific goals then for you it will be much more useful. The fact is though, that there are more countries, businesses, and universities that use French to some significant degree than Japanese. Japanese would be infinitely more useful. Individual goals and uses will vary.įor instance, if you are planning on living in Japan, a notoriously monolingual country, learning French would do you little good. Of course, the usefulness spoken of here pertains to which language most people in the world would find the most useful. Japanese, though significant in the tech industry, has 96% of its 130 million speakers living in Japan. French has more speakers in the world (300 million), is an official language of the United Nations, and was historically the language of education. With this in mind, is French or Japanese more useful?įrench is overall more useful than Japanese. Not only is your new language going to take years to master, it will take some level of upkeep to stay usable. It is important to pick a language to learn for practicality as much as for aesthetic or cultural reasons. 4 The Final Talking Point On French Vs Japanese… Is French Or Japanese More Useful?.2 Is French Or Japanese Easier To Learn?.
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