French is one of the important languages. French countries are the countries where French is used for interaction between citizens and government officials. French countries are the countries where French is main language. In French countries, all the official documents are written in French language. In French speaking countries, various French Dialects are spoken. Each French dialect has it's own pronunciations and words, as a result of these differences, sometimes communication problems arise between speakers from different French speaking countries. Check out detailed information About French Language.
French speaking countries include both countries with French national language and French as a second language. Check if French language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.
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Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.
The French countries mentioned under French Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak French language.
Countries with French as minority language are also included in French speaking countries.
Along with French speaking countries check out French speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.
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Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate French language are French regulators. French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. The regulatory bodies of French lie in French speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of French:
The French language is derived from Latin and is closely related to Italian Language.