Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Officially Francophone areas in red. Belgian French (French: français de Belgique) is the variety of French spoken mainly among the French Community of Belgium, alongside related Oïl languages of the region such as Walloon, Picard, Champenois, and Lorrain (Gaumais). The French language spoken in Belgium differs very little from that of France ...
The Kingdom of Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French, and German. A number of non-official, minority languages and dialects are spoken as well. As a result of being in between Latin and Germanic Europe, and historically being split between different principalities, the nation has multiple official languages.
Estimates of the French-speaking population of Flanders vary from 120,000, [5] around 200,000, [6] to around 300,000. [7] The French Community of Belgium makes up about 40% of the total population of Belgium; 60% of the population belongs to the Flemish Community, and 1% to the German-speaking Community.
Hong Kong. The French Consulate estimated there are 8,000 Native French speakers in Hong Kong, of which approximately 6,000 are French citizens. Moreover, 50,000 people is estimated to occasionally practice French, while 2% of Hong Kong's total population of 7 million have studied the language.
Francization of Brussels. Bilingual French and Dutch street signs in Brussels. Area where the Brabantian dialect is spoken. The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, [ 1][ 2] of this historically Dutch-speaking city [ 1][ 3][ 4] into one where French has become the majority language and lingua franca. [ 5]
Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities and three regions that are based on four language areas. For each of these subdivision types, the subdivisions together make up the entire country; in other words, the types overlap. The language areas were established by the Second Gilson Act, which entered into force on 2 August 1963.
Hypothetical partition of Belgium. The partition of Belgium is a hypothetical situation, which has been discussed by both Belgian and international media, envisioning a split of Belgium along linguistic divisions, with the Flemish Community (Flanders) and the French-speaking Community (Wallonia) becoming independent states.
Wallonia (/ wɒˈloʊniə /; French: Wallonie [walɔni]), [ a ] officially the Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne), [ b ] is one of the three regions of Belgium —along with Flanders and Brussels. [ 5 ] Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but ...