1. Who Speaks What, Where, and Why?

3. French Family – Indo-European Branch - Latin Group - Romance
Evolved over time
Francien – Standard French
MANY dialects

4. France = Hearth
Haiti = French Colonized

7. QUEBEC: 80% French speaking
QUEBEC: 80% French speaking. Result of Migration… Quebec was a French Province.

8. French Speaking Countries
Official language in 29 countries
* Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Haiti, W. Africa, Polynesian Islands

9. 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!!!

11. 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

13. Mongolian Family - Altaic
So close to China but totally different language
Nomadic, lots of Turkish influence!

14. Khmer Family - Austro-Asiatic Spoken in Cambodia primarily
Hearth was India!
Gets its name from the ancient Khmer civilization (Angkor Wat)

15. Khmer