French

Summary

French is a modern language^[1]. French ranks in the top 2% of modern_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,545 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• French is in the country of France^[3].
• French is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• French is in the country of Canada^[5].
• French is in the country of Benin^[6].
• French is in the country of Burkina Faso^[7].
• French is in the country of Republic of the Congo^[8].
• French's video is recorded as WIKITONGUES- Clara speaking French.webm^[9].
• French's image is recorded as JO199411392.png^[10].
• French's instance of is recorded as modern language^[11].
• French's instance of is recorded as natural language^[12].
• French's instance of is recorded as language^[13].
• French's audio is recorded as 2016-10-24 De nouvelles images de l'atmosphère de Mars.ogg^[14].
• French's audio is recorded as 06M CLG37D10P188 1.ogg^[15].
• French's audio is recorded as Chat marbré description wikipedia fr.ogg^[16].
• French's follows is recorded as Classical French^[17].
• French's ISO 639-1 code is recorded as fr^[18].
• French's ISO 639-2 code is recorded as fra^[19].
• French's ISO 639-2 code is recorded as fre^[20].
• French's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as fra^[21].
• French's GND ID is recorded as 4113615-9^[22].
• French's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85051829^[23].
• French's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11935375d^[24].
• French's GOST 7.75–97 code is recorded as фра 745^[25].
• French's subclass of is recorded as Oïl^[26].
• French's subclass of is recorded as Southern European language^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for French include Pointe Coupee Parish^[28], a parish of Louisiana^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1807^[31]; manfra^[32], a comic format^[33]; Framasoft^[34], a publishing house^[35], in France^[36], founded in 2001^[37], headquartered in Lyon^[38]; UN French Language Day^[39]; and LinuxFr^[40].

Why It Matters

French ranks in the top 2% of modern_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,545 views/month).^[2] French has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] French is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

French has been cited as an influence by English^[43], a natural language^[44], in American Samoa^[45]; Esperanto^[46], a planned language^[47], in Esperantujo^[48], founded in 1887^[49]; Levantine Arabic^[50], a natural language^[51], in Syria^[52]; Bargoens^[53], a cant^[54], in Netherlands^[55]; and Globasa^[56], an international auxiliary language^[57], founded in 2019^[58].

Entities named for French include Pointe Coupee Parish^[28], a parish of Louisiana^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1807^[31]; manfra^[32], a comic format^[33]; Framasoft^[34], a publishing house^[35], in France^[36], founded in 2001^[37], headquartered in Lyon^[38]; UN French Language Day^[39]; and LinuxFr^[40].

FAQs

Who did French influence?

French has been cited as an influence by English^[43], Esperanto^[46], Levantine Arabic^[50], and Bargoens^[53].