Pcd

Also Known As: Rouchi,Chtimi,Picard Description: Picard is a language closely related to French, and as such is one of the larger group of Romance languages. It is spoken in two regions in the far north of France – Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy – and in parts of the Belgian region Wallonia (but is clearly distinct from the Walloon language). Picard is known by several different names. Residents of Picardie call it picard; but in Nord-Pas-de-Calais its dialects are more commonly known as chti or chtimi, in and around the towns of Valenciennes and Lille as rouchi; or simply as patois by Northerners in general. Linguists group all of these under the name Picard. In general the variety spoken in Picardy is understood by speakers in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, and vice versa. Belgium's French Community (La Communauté française de Belgique) gave full official recognition to Picard as a regional language along with Walloon, Gaumais (Lorraine), Champenois (Champagne) and German Frankish in its 1990 decree. The French government has not followed suit and recognised Picard as a regional language (this is in line with its policy of linguistic unity, which allows for only one official language in France), although some reports have recognized..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Picard Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/pcd/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: France Spoken In: Countries: Belgium ISO 639-2 Code: roa ISO 639-3 Code: pcd Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Indo-European Group     Italic Group       Romance Group         Italo-Western Group           Western Italo-Western Group             Gallo-Iberian Group               Gallo-Romance Group                 Gallo-Rhaetian Group                   Oil Gallo-Rhaetian Group                     French Group                       Picard Language