The Lost Languages of France 🇫🇷

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Before the 1800s, most people in France didn’t speak French as their native language. They spoke dozens of regional tongues like Occitan, Breton, Alsatian, Basque, and more. This video explores how these languages formed, why they declined, and how some are still fighting to survive today.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 What language is this?
00:36 France's regional languages
03:14 The history of French
03:57 Why local languages existed
06:45 Age and origin of these languages
09:47 What happened to them?
10:29 The implementation of French
13:13 Role of the French Revolution
16:52 Repression of local languages
18:18 Temporary tolerance in the Post-WW2 era
20:26 Who speaks them today?

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