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Languages of France

  • French languageIn the late eighth century, a distinct awareness of a vernacular language emerged in Gaul, separate from Latin. The Oaths of Strasbourg and the Sequence of…
  • LatinThe earliest known form of Latin is Old Latin, also called Archaic or Early Latin. It was spoken from the Roman Kingdom, traditionally founded in 753 BC…
  • Walloon languageIn 980, the Principality of Liège began extending its territory south and west. This historical expansion created the conditions for a distinct Romance…
  • Basque languageBasque is the only language in Europe that stands completely alone, unrelated to any other known living language. Most scholars believe it is the last…
  • Corsican languageIn 40 AD, the Roman exile Seneca the Younger reported that natives of Corsica spoke a language he could not understand. This observation marked one of the…