Changes: French language

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French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French has evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) has largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole.

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-'''French''' ({{lang|fr|''le français''}} {{IPA-fr|lə fʁɑ̃sɛ||Fr-le_français-fr-ouest.ogg}} or {{lang|fr|''la langue française''}}) is a [[Romance languages|Romance language]] of the [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European family]]. It descended from the [[Vulgar Latin]] of the [[Roman Empire]], as did all Romance languages. French has evolved from [[Gallo-Romance]], the spoken Latin in [[Gaul]], and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other [[langues d'oïl]]—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern [[Belgium]], which French ([[Francien]]) has largely supplanted. French was also [[substratum|influenced]] by native [[Celtic languages]] of Northern Roman Gaul like [[Gallia Belgica]] and by the ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) [[Frankish language]] of the post-Roman [[Franks|Frankish]] invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous [[French-based creole languages]], most notably [[Haitian Creole language|Haitian Creole]].
+'''French''' ({{lang|fr|''le français''}} or {{lang|fr|''la langue française''}}) is a [[Romance languages|Romance language]] of the [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European family]]. It descended from the [[Vulgar Latin]] of the [[Roman Empire]], as did all Romance languages. French has evolved from [[Gallo-Romance]], the spoken Latin in [[Gaul]], and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other [[langues d'oïl]]—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern [[Belgium]], which French ([[Francien]]) has largely supplanted. French was also [[substratum|influenced]] by native [[Celtic languages]] of Northern Roman Gaul like [[Gallia Belgica]] and by the ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) [[Frankish language]] of the post-Roman [[Franks|Frankish]] invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous [[French-based creole languages]], most notably [[Haitian Creole language|Haitian Creole]].
 [[Category:Languages]]
 [[Category:France]]