Middle French

historical variety of French used c. 1350–1600
Intangible historical_language Q1473289
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Middle French

Summary

Middle French is a historical language[1]. It draws 567 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #11 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Middle French's instance of is recorded as historical language[3].
  • Middle French's instance of is recorded as extinct language[4].
  • Middle French's instance of is recorded as language[5].
  • Middle French's instance of is recorded as chronolect[6].
  • Middle French's instance of is recorded as language variety[7].
  • Middle French followed Old French[8].
  • Middle French was followed by pre-classical French[9].
  • Middle French is a type of French[10].
  • Middle French is a type of language[11].
  • Middle French's writing system is recorded as Latin script[12].
  • Middle French is part of Oïl[13].
  • Middle French's Wikimedia language code is recorded as frm[14].
  • Middle French began on 1350[15].
  • Middle French ended on January 1, 1611[16].
  • Middle French's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle French language[17].
  • Middle French's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[18].
  • Middle French's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/FRM[19].
  • Middle French's has grammatical gender is recorded as feminine[20].
  • Middle French's has grammatical gender is recorded as masculine[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical language[3], extinct language[4], language[5], chronolect[6], and language variety[7]. Recorded subclass of include French[10] and language[11].

Use and Application

Middle French is part of Oïl[13].

Why It Matters

Middle French draws 567 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #11 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Wikidata Toolkit. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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