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Lulling in 2005 Lulling with Grand Duke Henri in 2007. Jérôme Lulling is a Luxembourgish linguist who has been a leading figure in preservation and educational efforts relating to the Luxembourgish language, a Germanic language that has been recognized as the national language of Luxembourg since 1984 and is spoken by approximately 600,000 people worldwide.
Luxembourg does however fully participate in the Francophonie, despite French only being an official, and not national, language. [7] This might be due to the fact that Francophonie as an organization seeks to promote the use of the French language around the world, rather than regulate it, [ citation needed ] and thus includes many members ...
Luxembourgish (/ ˈ l ʌ k s əm b ɜːr ɡ ɪ ʃ / LUK-səm-bur-ghish; also Luxemburgish, [2] Luxembourgian, [3] Letzebu(e)rgesch; [4] endonym: Lëtzebuergesch [ˈlətsəbuəjəʃ] ⓘ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg.
However, it was Michel Rodange (1827–1876) who wrote Luxembourg's national epic, Renert odder de Fuuss am Frack an a Maansgréisst or simply Rénert the Fox. Published in 1872, the satirical work is an adaptation of the traditional Low German fox epic to a setting in Luxembourg with pertinent insights into the characteristics of the local ...
Français fondamental (French for 'Fundamental French') is a list of words and grammatical concepts, devised in the beginning of the 1950s for teaching foreigners and residents of the French Union, France's colonial empire.
The essential) is a francophone, free daily newspaper in Luxembourg. History and profile. L'essentiel was established in 2007 [1] and is published in French. [2]
The school was founded in 1985 by French expatriates in Luxembourg, finding the teaching system in Luxembourg inadequate for their children. It was named after Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a French architect who updated Luxembourg City's fortifications under the occupation of Louis XIV. The school grew year by year, teaching pupils of many ...
France–Luxembourg relations are the bilateral relations between the French Republic and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. France and Luxembourg share a land border . Both nations are members of the Council of Europe , European Union , NATO , OECD and the United Nations .