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Origin of French: With roots in the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, French is a Romance language developed from the Gallo-Romance language spoken in Northern Gaul. It has been heavily influenced by other languages, mainly from the Celtic and Germanic language families, due to trade and the many invasions of the French region during the development of the language.
Regional differences: French is spoken in many parts of the world, but is largely standardized and mostly mutually intelligible. Variations are mostly found in pronunciation and rhythm, with only minor regional differences in vocabulary and grammar.
Language family: Indo-European
Native speakers: 76.8 million worldwide:
France (60 million),
Canada (7 million),
Belgium (4 million),
Switzerland (1 million),
United States of America (1 million).
Major dialects: African French and Maghreb French (Africa),
Quebec French (Canada),
New England French (USA),
Haitian French,
Belgian and Swiss French (Europe)
