Dialect comparison

Belgian French vs Franco-Ontarian

Compare two dialects of French side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Belgian French

Français de Belgique

The French of Wallonia and Brussels. Maintains a number of vocabulary and number forms (septante, nonante) that the Paris standard has dropped.

Approximate centre
50.85°, 4.35°
Franco-Ontarian

Ontario French · Français ontarien

The French of the historic Francophone communities of Ontario, especially around Sudbury, Ottawa, and the Northern shore. Closely related to Quebec French but with stronger English contact features.

Approximate centre
46.49°, -80.99°

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