Lingua Encarta

French is actually one of the easiest European languages to learn. In many ways, it's even easier than learning English! And as French is a world language, spoken by over 220 million people, learning French can give you access to a huge chunk of the world. French, the official language, is the first language of 88% of the population.These three languages have no official status within France. In the South of France, over 7m speak Occitan dialects, representing 12% of the population of France, but these dialects have no official status.

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