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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For people asking why France is split, they used Occitan for the southern part, which I think is an interesting choice to show the regional language even if most people don't speak it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not ideal, though. A mixed area would have been better. Acknowledging Occitan is important but it gives the false impression that a majority speaks it. And it goes way too north.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It seems to go that north because it includes the local language west of Switzerland? You see the Nonante-neuf overlapping