What does lingua franca literally mean?

In Lingua Franca (the specific language), lingua is from the Italian for "a language." Franca is related to Greek Φρᾰ́γκοι (Phránkoi) and Arabic إِفْرَنْجِي (ʾifranjiyy) as well as the equivalent Italian—in all three cases, the literal sense is "Frankish", leading to the direct translation: "language of the Franks".

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How is Occitan different from French?

Unlike other Romance languages such as French or Spanish, there is no single written standard language called "Occitan", and Occitan has no official status in France, home to most of Occitania. Is Occitan still spoken? Although many people have not heard of Occitan, also known as Langue d'Oc, it's one of several Romance languages that evolved from vernacular Latin, and is still spoken in six major dialects across southern France as well as parts of north-western Italy and northern Spain.

What is lingua franca and example?

1 often capitalized : a common language consisting of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports. 2 : any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech English is used as a lingua franca among many airline pilots. What is Philippine lingua francas? Tagalog is the official language and the national lingua franca because it is the main language of the capital city Manila and the surrounding region, and it is the most widely spoken native language in the country – with 28 million speakers (more than a quarter of the population).

What are the most common lingua francas?

The 4 Most Common Languages Spoken Around the World

1. English. While only about 360 million people are native English speakers, 1.5 billion people worldwide can speak English.
2. Mandarin Chinese. Over 1.1 billion people speak Mandarin, but Chinese is not a single language.
3. Hindustani.
4. Spanish.

How do you say hello in Occitan?

English	Occitan (post 1500)
general daytime greeting in the Gascon dialect	Bon dia
evening greeting in the Gascon dialect	Bon ser

Is Occitan taught at school?

In the private sector, families must pay school fees that vary from school to school. Private schools have had a special position in teaching the Occitan language. Despite the adaptation of the loi Deixonne in 1951, teaching the Occitan language was only implemented in private associative schools for many years. Is Occitan easy to learn? Moreover, because of its roots, Occitan can be an excellent bridge to those who want to learn easily, Catalan, Italian, French or Portuguese. Some claim (and justly!) that it is easier to shade one's thoughts in Occitan than in any other european language: Occitan has more than 160,000 words (French: about 40,000).

What is Occitan culture?

Occitanian culture flourished in the High Middle Ages. Many writers, poets, and exponents in the troubadour movement used Occitan as their language of choice, and their works prominently featured courtly love as well as, at times, ideas of religious and social tolerance.