Who Speaks What,

Where, and Why?

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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