French Language (fra)

Also Known As: French language,Français,French

Description:

French (français, French pronunciation: [fʀɑ̃sɛ]) is a Romance language spoken, around the world, by about 77 million people as a first language (mother tongue), by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 54 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France, where the language originated. The rest live essentially in Canada (particularly Quebec), Belgium, Switzerland, Francophone Africa, Luxembourg, and Monaco. Most second-language speakers of French live in Francophone Africa, arguably exceeding the number of native speakers. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the Francophone country with the largest population. French is a descendant of the Latin language of the Roman Empire, as are national languages such as Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Romanian, and minority languages ranging from Catalan and Occitan to Neapolitan and many more. Its development was also influenced by the native Celtic languages of Roman Gaul and by the Germanic language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.

It is an official language in 29 countries, most of which form what is called, in French,..... full article at Wikipedia

Location of French Language Speakers

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Rosetta Document Collection

Genesis Translation:
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Orthography:
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Universal Declaration Of Human Rights:
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Vocabulary:
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Overview

Main Country:	France
Spoken In:	*Countries:* Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Comoros, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Holy Roman Empire, Haiti, Luxembourg, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Québec, Rwanda, Switzerland, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Vanuatu, Côte d'Ivoire, Cambodia, France *Regions:* Europe
ISO 639-1 Code:	fr
ISO 639-2 Code:	fra
ISO 639-3 Code:	fra