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Who Speaks What,
Where, and Why?
French
• Family – Indo-European• Branch - Latin• Group - Romance• Evolved over time• Francien – Standard French• MANY dialects
France = Hearth
Haiti = French Colonized
QUEBEC: 80% French speaking. Result of Migration… Quebec was a French Province.
French Speaking CountriesOfficial language in 29 countries* Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Haiti, W. Africa, Polynesian Islands
Mandarin• Family - Sino-Tibetan• Branch - Sinitic• No single Chinese Language• Mandarin = primary• Most used language in the world• Unity and strength for China• ALL Sinitic languages use the same
written symbols even though they are pronounced differently!!!
Zulu• Family - Niger-Congo• Branch - Benue-Congo• Ancient Language of
the Zulu – S. Africa• No early written record• Heavily influenced by
European Colonization• Unusual sounds -
clicks
Mongolian• Family - Altaic• So close to China but totally different
language• Nomadic, lots of Turkish influence!
Khmer• Family - Austro-
Asiatic• Spoken in
Cambodia primarily
• Hearth was India!• Gets its name
from the ancient Khmer civilization (Angkor Wat)
Khmer
