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  2. Languages of France - Wikipedia

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    Arabic, especially the Maghrebi Arabic dialects, is the second-most common language in French homes, with several million speakers. [12] Berber languages from North Africans are one of the most spoken languages in France, about 2,200,000 speakers.

  3. French language - Wikipedia

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    French (français ⓘ or langue française [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ⓘ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.

  4. Portal:France/Languages - Wikipedia

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    French is the official language of France, but each region in France has its own unique accent, such as the French spoken in Paris, or in the south (Meridional French) or in the region around Tours. In addition to French, there are several other languages of France (sometimes called " patois ") traditionally spoken, although use of these ...

  5. 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]

  6. List of countries and territories where French is an official ...

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    French is an official language in 27 independent nations. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1]

  7. History of French - Wikipedia

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    French is a Romance language (meaning that it is descended primarily from Vulgar Latin) that specifically is classified under the Gallo-Romance languages.. The discussion of the history of a language is typically divided into "external history", describing the ethnic, political, social, technological, and other changes that affected the languages, and "internal history", describing the ...