USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Ethnologue, there are approximately 74 languages spoken in France. However, the top three languages spoken in France are French, Algerian Arabic, and Kabyle Algerian Berber. French is the official language in France and is spoken by about 72% of the population.

Detailed explanation-2: -The origins of the French language can be traced back to the Romans’ introduction of Latin to the Celtic-speaking inhabitants of Gaul. The next key development occurred following the arrival of the Franks in the fifth century, whose Germanic language influenced the local spoken Latin (’Vulgar’ or common Latin).

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1794, the darkest period of the French Republic, it was decreed by law that no other language than French could be spoken.

Detailed explanation-4: -French (specifically Old French) was the mother tongue of every English king from William the Conqueror (1066–1087) until Henry IV (1399–1413). Henry IV was the first to take the oath in (Middle) English, and his son, Henry V (1413–1422), was the first to write in English.