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French Français  Pronunciation: /fʁɑ̃sɛ/ Spoken in: Listed in the article  Region: Africa, Europe, Americas, Pacific, isolated regions of Asia Total speakers: Native: 65[1]-109[2] million Total: estimates from 115 million to 500 million

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Ranking: 18 (Native), total: 3 to 7 Language family: Indo-European  Italic   Romance    Italo-Western     Western      Gallo-Iberian       Gallo-Romance        Gallo-Rhaetian         Oïl          French  Official status Official language in: 30 countries Numerous international organizations Regulated by: Académie française (France) Office québécois de la langue française (Quebec, Canada) Conseil pour le développement du français en Louisiane (Louisiana) Language codes ISO 639-1: fr ISO 639-2: fre (B)  fra (T) ISO 639-3: fra  Map of the Francophone world Dark blue: French-speaking; blue: official language/widely used; Light blue: language of culture; green: minority Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.

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    French (français, pronounced [fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is today spoken by about 350 million people around the world as either a native or a second language,[7] with significant populations in 54 countries.

    French is a descendant of the Latin language of the Roman Empire, as are languages such as Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Catalan and Romanian. Its development was also influenced by the native Celtic languages of Roman Gaul and by the Germanic language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.

    It is an official language in 31 countries, most of which form what is called in French La Francophonie, the community of French-speaking nations. It is an official language of all United Nations agencies and a large number of international organizations.

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