Langues d'oïl facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Oïl |
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| Langues d'oïl | |
| Geographic distribution: |
Northern and central France, Belgium, Switzerland |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European |
| Proto-language: | Old French |
| Subdivisions: |
see below
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 The geographical spread of the Oïl languages (other than French) can be seen in shades of green and yellow on this map
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Langues d'oïl (which literally means in English: "languages of yes") is the linguistic and historical name for the Gallo-Romance languages which developed from Latin in the northern territories of Roman Gaul that now are occupied by northern France, part of Belgium and the Channel Islands.
- Romance languages
- Gallo-Romance languages
- Langue d'oïl or Oïl languages
- Langue d'oc or Occitan language
- Gallo-Romance languages
Images for kids
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The Oïl languages have literary traditions, as for example seen in this 19th-century collection of Jèrriais short stories
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Bilingual street sign for market square in French and Walloon
See also
In Spanish: Lenguas de oïl para niños
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