MISC@1 -LRB- français , -RRB- is a MISC@2 language spoken , around the world , by about NUMBER@1 million people as a first language -LRB- mother tongue -RRB- , by NUMBER@2 million as a second language , and by about another NUMBER@3 million people as an acquired foreign language , with significant speakers in NUMBER@4 countries .

About NUMBER@3 million people speak MISC@1 as a native or a second language .
