Dialect comparison

Belgian French vs Maghrebi French

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

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.

The French of North Africa, used as a second language across Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. Marked by code-switching with Maghrebi Arabic and Berber.

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