Oïl languages
E397865
The Oïl languages are a group of closely related Romance languages historically spoken in northern France and neighboring regions, from which modern French ultimately developed.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oïl languages canonical | 29 |
| Langues d’oïl | 8 |
| Oïl | 1 |
| Oïl language continuum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3888358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oïl languages Context triple: [Middle French, subfamily, Oïl languages]
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A.
Burgundian (Oïl) language
The Burgundian (Oïl) language is a regional Romance language of eastern France, historically spoken in Burgundy and closely related to French and other langues d’oïl.
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B.
Niçard Occitan
Niçard Occitan is a Romance variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Nice in southeastern France.
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C.
Poitevin-Saintongeais
Poitevin-Saintongeais is a Romance language of western France, closely related to French and Occitan, traditionally spoken in the Poitou and Saintonge regions.
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D.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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E.
Guernésiais
Guernésiais is a Norman language variety traditionally spoken on the Channel Island of Guernsey and its surrounding islets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oïl languages Target entity description: The Oïl languages are a group of closely related Romance languages historically spoken in northern France and neighboring regions, from which modern French ultimately developed.
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A.
Burgundian (Oïl) language
The Burgundian (Oïl) language is a regional Romance language of eastern France, historically spoken in Burgundy and closely related to French and other langues d’oïl.
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B.
Niçard Occitan
Niçard Occitan is a Romance variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Nice in southeastern France.
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C.
Poitevin-Saintongeais
Poitevin-Saintongeais is a Romance language of western France, closely related to French and Occitan, traditionally spoken in the Poitou and Saintonge regions.
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D.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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E.
Guernésiais
Guernésiais is a Norman language variety traditionally spoken on the Channel Island of Guernsey and its surrounding islets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gallo-Romance languages
ⓘ
Romance languages ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Modern French
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan French
Standard French ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan French
|
| contrastedWith |
Franco-Provençal language group
ⓘ
Langues d’oc ⓘ
linked to:
Occitan
Occitan languages ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Gallo-Romance dialect continuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Gallo-Romance languages
Vulgar Latin ⓘ |
| etymology | name derives from Old French word for ‘yes’, oïl ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Channel Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
northern half of France ⓘ parts of Italy (Aosta Valley, historically) ⓘ parts of Switzerland ⓘ southern Belgium ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bourguignon-Morvandiau
ⓘ
Champenois language ⓘ Franc-Comtois ⓘ French language ⓘ
linked to:
French
Gallo language ⓘ Gallo-Vendean varieties ⓘ Lorrain language ⓘ Mayennais ⓘ Norman language ⓘ Orléanais ⓘ Picard language ⓘ Poitevin-Saintongeais ⓘ Walloon language ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Channel Islands ⓘ
linked to:
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
Guernsey ⓘ Jersey ⓘ Luxembourg (border regions) ⓘ
linked to:
Luxembourg region
Wallonia ⓘ north-central France ⓘ
linked to:
central France
northern France ⓘ western Switzerland (Romandy, historically) ⓘ
linked to:
Western Switzerland
|
| influenced | English language (via Norman and French) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gallo-Romance
ⓘ
linked to:
Gallo-Romance languages
Indo-European ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
Italic ⓘ Romance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
development of complex vowel systems
ⓘ
loss of most Latin case endings ⓘ palatalization of Latin /k/ and /g/ before front vowels ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gallo-Romance branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Gallo-Romance languages
|
| recognizedAs |
regional languages in Belgium (Wallonia)
ⓘ
regional languages in France ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | French language (as dominant Oïl variety) ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
Romance languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | emerged from spoken Latin between 6th and 9th centuries ⓘ |
| typology | fusional language type ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oïl languages Description of subject: The Oïl languages are a group of closely related Romance languages historically spoken in northern France and neighboring regions, from which modern French ultimately developed.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oïl languages
linked to: Oïl languages
linked to: Oïl languages
subject linked to:
historical province of Poitou
linked to: Oïl languages
linked to: Oïl languages
linked to: Oïl languages
linked to: Oïl languages
subject linked to:
Berry historical province
linked to: Oïl languages