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2. Languages of France - Wikipedia

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   In addition to French, several regional languages are also spoken to varying degrees, such as Alsatian, a German dialect (specifically Alemannic; spoken by 1.44% of the national population); Basque, a language isolate; Breton, a Celtic language (spoken by 0.61%); Corsican, an Italo-Dalmatian language; and various other Gallo-Romance languages ...

3. Language policy in France - Wikipedia

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   The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is a European convention (ETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe, ratified and implemented by 25 States, but not by France, as of 2014. The charter contains 98 articles of which ...

4. Regional language - Wikipedia

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   A regional language is a language spoken in a region of a sovereign state, whether it be a small area, a federated state or province or some wider area.. Internationally, for the purposes of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, "regional or minority languages" means languages that are:

5. List of official languages by country and territory - Wikipedia

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   (On this page a regional language has parentheses next to it that contain a region, province, etc. where the language has regional status.) National language A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages.

6. Poitevin dialect - Wikipedia

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   Poitevin (French pronunciation: [pwat(ə)vɛ̃] ⓘ; endonym: poetevin) is a dialect of Poitevin–Saintongeais, [2] [3] one of the regional languages of France, spoken in the historical province of Poitou, now administratively divided between Pays de la Loire (Loire countries) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (New Aquitaine).

7. Varieties of French - Wikipedia

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   French is an administrative language and is commonly but unofficially used in the Maghreb states, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.As of 2023, an estimated 350 million African people spread across 34 African countries can speak French either as a first or second language, mostly as a secondary language, making Africa the continent with the most French speakers in the world. [2]

8. Champenois language - Wikipedia

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   Situation of Champenois among the Oïl languages. Champenois ( lou champaignat ) is a Romance language among the langues d'oïl spoken by a minority of people in Champagne and Île-de-France provinces in France , as well as in a handful of towns in southern Belgium (chiefly the municipality of Vresse-sur-Semois ).

9. List of multilingual countries and regions - Wikipedia

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   Isle of Man: the main language is English, but a small percentage of the population have some knowledge of Manx Gaelic, which is used officially to a limited extent, e.g. in bilingual street signs, some official documents and for ceremonial purposes. Guernsey: the main language is English. French is spoken as well.