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Topic: List of Rhaetian languages

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		For the history of the French language, the most important of these groups are the Franks in northern France, the Alemanni in the German/French border, the Burgundians in the Rhone valley and the Visigoths in the Aquitaine region and Spain.
		The earliest extant text in French is the Oaths of Strasbourg from 842; Old French became a literary language with the chansons de geste that told tales of the paladins of Charlemagne and the heroes of the Crusades.
		French has been the only official language of Quebec since 1974, although it is commonly (and incorrectly) believed that the designation of French as the sole official language occurred in 1977 with the adoption of the Charter of the French Language (which is popularly referred to as Bill 101).
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/french_language.html (3807 words)

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		In 2000 French was the 9th most spoken language in the world, being spoken by about 115 million people (called francophones) as a mother tongue or language of daily use, and by 180 million total including second language speakers.
		Langue d'Oïl, the language where one says oïl (or nowadays oui) for "yes", is the group of dialects in the north of France which were the most affected by the Frankish invasions, like Picard, Walloon, Francien, Norman, etc. From the baptism of the Frankish king Clovis (c.
		French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/French_language (3777 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Switzerland
		Four different languages appeared: German in the districts inhabited by the Alamanni, French in the western regions, where the scanty Burgundian population intermarried with romanized Helvetii, Italian in Ticino, and Rhaeto-Romanic in the Grisons.
		At the beginning of the sixth century all Switzerland north of the Alps fell under the supremacy of the Frankish Kingdom.
		Four years ago the list of Old Catholic clergy gave 56 names; in the summer half-year of 1910 the Old Catholic theological department at Berne had three Swiss and six foreign students.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14358a.htm (8017 words)

	Monaco - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA
		On the evidence of certain place names, the native Monégasques are said to be of Rhaetian stock; they make up only 16% of the population.
		The foreign residents are a highly cosmopolitan group: 47% are French; 16% are Italian; and various other groups comprise the remaining 21%.
		Many inhabitants speak the Monégasque language, which has its origins in the Genoese dialect of Italian and the Provençal language of southern France.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Europe/Monaco.html (832 words)

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