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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 50.85°, 4.35°
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Belgian French vs Meridional French
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Southern French · Français méridional
The southern French of Marseille, Toulouse, and the broader Occitan-speaking belt. Marked by realisation of mute vowels and a distinct intonation contour.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 43.61°, 3.88°
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DialectBelgian FrenchThe French of Wallonia and Brussels. Maintains a number of vocabulary and number forms (septante, nonante) that the Paris standard has dropped.DialectMeridional FrenchThe southern French of Marseille, Toulouse, and the broader Occitan-speaking belt. Marked by realisation of mute vowels and a distinct intonation contour.CompareAcadian French vs Belgian FrenchAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of French and the dialects within it.