Lingua franca
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A lingua franca, also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, link language, or language of wider communication, is a language systematically used to make comm
French dictionary printed in 1830 detailing the Mediterranean Lingua Franca
Extent of Middle Low German in red with its use as a literary language black lines tilted right
French language
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French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, French and its closest relatives—the langues d'oïl, historically spoken in northern France and southern Belg
Lingua franca
…For example, English is a vernacular in the United Kingdom but it is used as a lingua franca in the Philippines, alongside Filipino. Likewise, Arabic, French, Standard Chinese, Russian and Spanish serve similar purposes as industrial and educational lingua francas across regional and national boundaries…
Distribution of native French speakers in 6 countries in 2023
The "arrêt" signs (French for "stop") are used in the Canadian province of Québec, while the English stop, which is also a valid French word, is used in France and other French-speaking countries and regions.
Town sign in Standard Arabic and French at the entrance of Rechmaya in Lebanon
A 500-CFP franc (€4.20; US$5.00) banknote, used in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna