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Champenois | |
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champaignat | |
Native to | France, Belgium |
Region | Champagne-Ardenne, Île-de-France (Seine-et-Marne), Namur |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | cham1332 |
Situation of Champenois among the Oïl languages. |
Champenois (lou champaignat) is a Romance language among the langues d'oïl spoken by a minority of people in Champagne and Île-de-France provinces in France, as well as in a handful of towns in southern Belgium (chiefly the municipality of Vresse-sur-Semois).
While it is classified as a regional language of France, it also has recognized status as a regional language in Wallonia, a region of Belgium. Champenois is considered an endangered language by the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages.[2]