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Today, French is spoken in 29 countries by 270 million people, making it one of the most spoken languages on the planet. Naturally, with so many speakers there are hundreds of dialects of French, some of which are more well spoken than others... For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the 11 most spoken dialects, eg. those you are the most likely to come across! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 11. Standard French According to the Académie Française (the official regulator of the French language) Standard French, or the dialect of French that serves as the official language of France, is the standard variant of the French language. When the Romans conquered Gaul (France) they brought their language with. For the elites, they ...

Belgium is often associated with being a rip-off France. But I assure you, that it is not! There are tons of strange, yet interesting facts about Belgian culture and Belgium itself! Belgium is that little country on the north-east border with France. It has a population of only 11.4 million people and a GDP of 492.7 billion USD! Belgium was never really meant to be a country. Had it not been for the Dutch Revolt in the seventeenth century, Belgium would be the most north-eastern part of France! After being part of the largely protestant, Dutch-speaking Netherlands for almost a century, the largely French speaking, catholic southern regions revolted in 1830. By 1831, they had been given their independence. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({...

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11 Dialects of French You Need to Know About For Your Next Trip!

10 strange but interesting facts about Belgian culture