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How many languages are there in France? |
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When did Corsica become French? |
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What year was Napoleon Bonaparte born? |
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Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born? |
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What are the 3 Roman languages in France? |
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What are the 4 Germanic languages spoken in France? |
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| Basque, Breton, Flamand, Alsacien |
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Where and when did the Bretons come from? |
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| Great Britain, 5th century |
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Do the Alsaciens want to become independent of France? Why or why not? |
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| No, they want to be French, because they suffered greatly under the Nazis. |
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Ancient France, la Gaule, consisted of what tribe? (Before the Roman Empire) |
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What people have most affected the French language? |
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| The Romans (the percent of Celtic or Germanic words in French is low compared to Latin) |
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What was happening to the French language during the Middle Ages? |
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| Nearly every province had its own dialect (mixture of Latin, Celtic, Germanic) such as francien, normand, champenois, etc. |
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In the middle ages, what were the languages from the north called? |
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In the middle ages, what were the languages from the south called? |
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