Why is French spoken in Monaco?
Monaco is a tiny country of just a few square kilometers. It is surrounded by France on every side except for a little stretch on Mediterranean sea. Everywhere around it the language used is French and that small city was also a French-speaking one.
What languages are spoken in the French Riviera?
The official language of France (including the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur) is French. However, some regional dialects survive, including provençal, the dialect still spoken in the South. Provençal has a long literary tradition. Provençal is a language in its own right which also has many local dialects. It is not a dialect of French. There is also Nizza - a dialect of Italian spoken in Nice and the Pays Niçois and Monagasque which is…
Which Countries in Europe speak French?
There are 5 French speaking European countries, France (of course), Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco and Luxembourg. French is only spoken in parts of Belgium and Switzerland. Luxembourg speaks Luxemburgish, German and French. Also, Spanish and Italian have related historical roots to French (similar pronunciation and grammar rules), and so simpler French sentences/ words/ phrases can be understood by people who speak these languages but not French. French is spoken mainly in France, Belgium, and in parts…
Why is french spoken in Africa and North America?
In the last millennium, the French were active in other countries like Africa and Canada. French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick (Acadia region) in Canada, the U.S. state of Maine, the Acadiana region of the U.S. state of Louisiana, and by various communities elsewhere. African French is the generic name of…