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Franco-Provençal

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[frang-koh-proh-vuhn-sahl, -prov-uhn-] / ˌfræŋ koʊˌproʊ vənˈsɑl, -ˌprɒv ən- /

noun

  1. a Romance dialect group of western Switzerland and neighboring parts of France: closely related to both Provençal and northern French.

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TONDER, Denmark — The folk musician Billy Fumey strode onstage on Friday night in this quaint market town in rural Denmark and launched into an intense love song in the endangered language of Franco-Provençal.

From New York Times • May 14, 2022

John McWhorter, author, "What Language Is" When I have needed information lately, whether about Franco-Provençal or the honey badger, an encyclopedia would have disappointed.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2012

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