French
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Summary
French is a modern language[1]. French ranks in the top 2% of modern language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,756 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3], Switzerland[4], Canada[5], Benin[6], Burkina Faso[7], Republic of the Congo[8], Democratic Republic of the Congo[9], Ivory Coast[10], Gabon[11], Guinea[12], Mali[13], Monaco[14], Niger[15], Senegal[16]
- Instance of: natural language[17], language[18]
- Follows: Classical French[19]
- Subclass of: Oïl[20], Southern European language[21], Gallo-Romance[22], Romance languages[23]
- Writing system: French alphabet[24], French Braille[25]
- Part of: Oïl[26]
- Commons category: French language[27]
- Wikimedia language code: fr[28]
- Coordinate location: 48.85, 2.35[29]
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Influence
Things named for French include manfra[30], a comic format[31]; Pointe Coupee Parish[32], a parish of Louisiana[33], in United States[34], founded in 1807[35]; Framasoft[36], a publishing house[37], in France[38], founded in 2001[39], headquartered in Lyon[40]; UN French Language Day[41]; and LinuxFr[42].
Why It Matters
French has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] French is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
French has been cited as an influence by English[45], a natural language[46], in American Samoa[47]; Esperanto[48], a planned language[49], in Esperantujo[50], founded in 1887[51]; Levantine Arabic[52], a natural language[53], in Syria[54]; Bargoens[55], a cant[56], in Netherlands[57]; and Globasa[58], an international auxiliary language[59], founded in 2019[60].
Entities named for French include manfra[30], a comic format[31]; Pointe Coupee Parish[32], a parish of Louisiana[33], in United States[34], founded in 1807[35]; Framasoft[36], a publishing house[37], in France[38], founded in 2001[39], headquartered in Lyon[40]; UN French Language Day[41]; and LinuxFr[42].
FAQs
Who did French influence?
French has been cited as an influence by English[45], Esperanto[48], Levantine Arabic[52], and Bargoens[55].