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French

French is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 98 countries.

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Scripture in French

A complete Bible is reported in French.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where French is spoken

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • DR Congo
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Gabon
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Japan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Panama
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Réunion
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sint Maarten
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Zambia

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About French

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
fra
Glottocode
stan1290
Also known as
French: North Africa

Dialects and varieties 43

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from French as a whole.

  • AcadianNo known Scripture
  • AfricaNo known Scripture
  • American Koine FrenchNo known Scripture
  • AngevinNo known Scripture
  • Anglo-NormanNo known Scripture
  • BerrichonNo known Scripture
  • BolikambaNo known Scripture
  • BongamboNo known Scripture
  • BourbonnaisNo known Scripture
  • BourguignonNo known Scripture
  • Bourguignon-MorvandiauNo known Scripture
  • CamfranglaisNo known Scripture
  • CanadianNo known Scripture
  • Central AfricaNo known Scripture
  • ChampenoisNo known Scripture
  • DgernesiaisNo known Scripture
  • Franc-ComtoisNo known Scripture
  • FrancienNo known Scripture
  • Franco-ManitobanNo known Scripture
  • Franco-OntarienNo known Scripture
  • Franco-TerreneuvienNo known Scripture
  • GalloNo known Scripture
  • GitanNo known Scripture
  • JerriaisNo known Scripture
  • KebayiNo known Scripture
  • LorraineNo known Scripture
  • Lorraine FranconianNo known Scripture
  • Middle FrenchNo known Scripture
  • MumbongoNo known Scripture
  • NormanNo known Scripture
  • North AfricaNo known Scripture
  • NouchiNo known Scripture
  • PoitevinNo known Scripture
  • Poitevin-SaintongeaisNo known Scripture
  • QuébécoisNo known Scripture
  • SaintongeaisNo known Scripture
  • ShippaganNo known Scripture
  • SingoombeNo known Scripture
  • Sous le VentNo known Scripture
  • South Central OilNo known Scripture
  • Standard FrenchNo known Scripture
  • ToulouseNo known Scripture
  • West OilNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.