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==Facts about French ==
==Facts about French ==
French descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages.
French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul.
Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically.
French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul.
Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole.
A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone.
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>fra</code>
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>fra</code>



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Facts about French

French descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages.

French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul.

Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically.

French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul.

Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole.

A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone.


  • Language code (ISO 639-3): fra
  • Autonyms (how to write "French" in French): Français
  • Other names for "French": Francès, Français, Frans, Französisch, Francese, Francés, Barang, Frantsay
  • The French language is spoken in: France

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