French | ||||
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français | ||||
Pronunciation | [fʁɑ̃sɛ] | |||
Native to | France | |||
Region | Francophonie (French-speaking world) (geographical distribution below) | |||
Native speakers | 300 million speakers (2019) An estimated 300 million French speakers (L1 plus L2; 2019) | |||
Language family | ||||
Early forms: | Old French
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Dialects | ||||
Writing system | Latin (French alphabet) French Braille | |||
Official status | ||||
Official language in | Numerous international organisations | |||
Regulated by | Académie française (French Academy) (France) Office québécois de la langue française (Quebec Board of the French Language) (Quebec) | |||
Language codes | ||||
ISO 639-1 | fr | |||
ISO 639-2 | fre (B) fra (T) | |||
ISO 639-3 | fra | |||
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-i | |||
Regions where French is the main language Regions where it is an official language Regions where it is a second language Regions where it is a minority language | ||||
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French (French: français, pronounced "Fronce-eh") is a Romance language that was first spoken in France. It is also spoken in Belgium (Wallonia), Luxembourg, Canada (Quebec), Switzerland (Romandy) and with many different countries in Africa (Francophone Africa). About 220 million people speak French as a native or a second language. It has also been one of the roots of other languages such as the Haitian Creole language. Like the other Romance languages, its nouns have genders that are divided into masculine (masculin) and feminine (féminin) words.
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