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French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family, natively spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Canada and much of Francophone Africa.
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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker CountEthnologue total figure combining native and second-language speakers, 2012-2024. RegionFrance, Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Francophone Africa, Canada, and other Francophone locations 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, located there.
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1. Wikipedia: French Language
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French (francais ... or langue francaise ...) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
1. Wikipedia: French Language
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1. Wikipedia: French Language
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312 million (2012-2024)
1. Wikipedia: French Language
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France, Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Francophone Africa, Canada, and other Francophone locations
1. Wikipedia: French Language
Wikimedia FoundationIn Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language familyQuote, In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
Indo-European Italic Latino-Faliscan Latinic Romance Italo-Western Western Romance Gallo-Iberian Gallo-Romance Gallo-Rhaetian Arpitan-Oil Oil Francien zone French
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