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Dialects of the French language

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Dialects of the French language are spoken in France and around the world. The francophones of France generally use Metropolitan French although some also use regional dialects or varieties such as Meridional French. In Europe outside of France there are Belgian French, Swiss French, and in Italy Aostan French. In Canada, French is an official language along with English; the two main dialects of French in Canada are Quebec French and Acadian French.

French is one of the Oïl languages, which in turn are descendants of Latin. As a result all the dialects or varieties of French are both Oïl and Latin descendants.

List of dialects

See also

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Dialects of the French Language
Europe
(France) Metropolitan French, Meridional French
(Belgium) Belgian French(Switzerland) Swiss French(Italy) Aostan French(Channel Islands) Jersey Legal French
North America
(Canada) Quebec FrenchAcadian French(US) Cajun French
Africa
African French (Maghreb)
Asia
Cambodian FrenchVietnamese French
Oceania
New Caledonian French

 


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