Frainc-Comtou
Romance language of France and Switzerland
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Frainc-Comtou (French: franc-comtois) is a Romance language of the langues d'oïl language family spoken in the Franche-Comté region of France and in the Canton of Jura and Bernese Jura in Switzerland.
NativetoFrance, Switzerland
RegionFranche-Comté, Canton of Jura, Bernese Jura
Native speakers
(undated figure of c. 4,000)| Frainc-Comtou | |
|---|---|
| Native to | France, Switzerland |
| Region | Franche-Comté, Canton of Jura, Bernese Jura |
Native speakers | (undated figure of c. 4,000) |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | fran1270 |
| Linguasphere | & 51-AAA-hc 51-AAA-ja & 51-AAA-hc |
 Situation of Frainc-Comtou among the Oïl languages. | |
History
Jean Priorat's Li abrejance de l'ordre de chevalerie is written in Old French with Frainc-Comtou features.[2]
Bibliography
- Dalby, David (1999/2000). The Linguasphere Register of the World's Languages and Speech Communities. (Vol. 2). Hebron, Wales, UK: Linguasphere Press. ISBN 0-9532919-2-8.
See also
- Languages of France
- Languages of Switzerland
- Linguasphere Observatory (Observatoire Linguistique)
- Franc-Comtois Language at wiktionary