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Allan Lee
Article 2 Global French speakers.
French is spoken around the world by approximately 321 million people worldwide on a daily basis, and it still continues to be spoken and known throughout the world.
In Canada, about 10.7 million people speak French on a daily basis, which is 21% of Canadian population in 2021. That was about 5 years ago so imagine how much it has grown.
Map of french speaking population
French History
Article 1 French history.
French originated from Latin and Gaulish languages.
One of the Germanic Tribes named "The Franks", made and shaped this language that many people modernly speak.
The Franks were a group of Germanic people that lived near the Rhine-River that established a powerful kingdom in Gaul(Modern-day France)during the 5th century. They named their land, "France". They ruled over the territory as the Merovingian and later Carolingian dynasties, eventually creating a large empire.
The language French is over 1200 years old, and was estimated to be created in 842 AD.
French language timeline
Map of Frankish territory
In summary, French origin/history applies to all French speakers and without this knowledge many changes may be corrected that people might not understand.
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