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French
[fra] 17,400 in Monaco (1988). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1962, Constitution, Article 8). Alternate Names: Français Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
Ligurian
[lij] 5,100 in Monaco (1988). Status: 4 (Educational). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Ligure, Monégasque Dialects: Genoese (Genoan, Genovese), Monégasque (Munegasc, Ventimigliese).
Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Italian
Occitan
[oci] 4,500 in Monaco (1988). Status: 4 (Educational). Dialects: Provencal.
Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, Oc Comments: Come from Nice and Cannes.