Belgian French

Summary

Belgian French is a dialect^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belgian French was influenced by Belgian Dutch^[3].
• Belgian French was influenced by Walloon^[4].
• Belgian French was influenced by Picard^[5].
• Belgian French was influenced by Gaumais^[6].
• Belgian French is in the country of Belgium^[7].
• Belgian French's instance of is recorded as dialect^[8].
• Belgian French's subclass of is recorded as European French^[9].
• Belgian French's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[10].
• Belgian French's IETF language tag is recorded as fr-BE^[11].
• Belgian French's Wikimedia language code is recorded as fr-be^[12].
• Belgian French's country of origin is recorded as Belgium^[13].
• Belgian French's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ywph^[14].
• Belgian French's topic's main category is recorded as Category:French language in Belgium^[15].
• Belgian French's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 841945^[16].
• Belgian French's Linguasphere code is recorded as 51-AAA-ie^[17].
• Belgian French's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr-be', 'text': 'français belge'}^[18].
• Belgian French's indigenous to is recorded as French Community^[19].
• Belgian French's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object^[20].
• Belgian French's linguistic typology is recorded as syllabic language^[21].
• Belgian French's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language^[22].
• Belgian French's dialect of is recorded as French^[23].
• Belgian French's POSIX locale identifier is recorded as fr_BE^[24].
• Belgian French's Wikidata language code is recorded as fr-be^[25].
• Belgian French's EU Knowledge Graph item ID is recorded as Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich^[26].

Why It Matters

Belgian French ranks in the top 9% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]