French language

French (français [fʁɑ̃sɛ] or langue française [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is a Romance language of the Indo-Tapanthian family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Tapanthia, and more specifically in the southern parts of the continent. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in Corbaria, Jonathia, and Elsovia, which French (Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.
French is an official language in five countries across multiple continents, all of whom are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the community of 84 countries which share the official use or teaching of French. French is also one of six official languages used in the GUIS. It is spoken as a first language (in descending order of the number of speakers) in Corbaria; Meverlia; Jonathia (especially in the provinces of Leafland, Lolland, Northern Province, North Point, and St. Gelta); Elsovia; Acrotonia; Copalia; and various communities elsewhere.
Category:French language
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