|
Sponsored Links
Information &_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;French is identified as the sole language. &_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;French is identified as the official language or is widely used. &_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;French is identified as the language of the culture. &_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;&_160;French is identified as a minor language This article is part of the series on French is a descendant of the Latin language of the Roman Empire, as are languages such as Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Catalan and Romanian. 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 La Francophonie, the community of French-speaking nations. It is an official language of all United Nations agencies and a large number of international organizations. According to the European Union, 129 million (26% of the 497,198,740) people in 27 member states speak French, of which 59 million (12%) are native speakers and 69 million (14%) claim to speak it as a second language, which makes it the third most spoken second language in the Union, after English and German.
|
French Language Subcategories
French Language Articles
|
| 
