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  nativename français
  familycolor Indo-European
  pronunciation fʁɑ̃sɛ
  states France , including French Overseas Departments , Communities and Territories Canada especially in Quebec and New Brunswick Belgium Switzerland Lebanon Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Algeria Tunisia many Western and Central Africa n nations such as Ivory Coast , Republic Of The Congo , Niger and Senegal Haiti Mauritius some Asian countries such as Laos and Vietnam and the US states of Louisiana , Maine , and New Hampshire
  region Africa , Europe , Americas , Pacific
  speakers 109 million native 264 million total [http://wwwdiplomatiegouvfr/fr/actions-france_830/francophonie-langue-francaise_1040/francophonie_3026/francais-dans-monde_11936/indexhtml
  rank 10th native (5th total)<!--See the talk page for support of these figures Please give credible sources for any increase-->
  fam1 Indo-European
  fam2 Italic
  fam3 Romance
  fam4 Italo-Western
  fam5 Western
  fam6 Gallo-Iberian
  fam7 Gallo-Romance
  fam8 Gallo-Rhaetian
  fam9 Oïl
  nation 29 countries
  agency Académie Française (France) Office Québécois De La Langue Française (Quebec)


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