Lorrain is a language spoken by a minority of people in Lorraine in France and in Gaume in Belgium. It is one of the langues d'oïl. It is classified as a regional language of France, and has the recognised status of a regional language of Wallonia (where it is known as Gaumais). Jump to: navigation, search Capital Metz Land area¹ 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret (PS) (since 2004) Population  - Jan. ... Gaume is a region in the extreme south of Belgium and its altitude is lower than the Ardennes. ... The langue doïl language family in linguistics comprises Romance languages originating in territories now occupied by northern France, part of Belgium and the Channel Islands. ... There are a number of languages of France, although the French language is by far the most widely spoken and the only official language of the country. ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area  - Total 16,844 km² Population  - Total (2002)  - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ...

The name Lorraine or Platt Lorraine also is applied to the Frankish language, a Middle-Germanic language, spoken in Lorraine. The relationship to Alsatian, the Alemannic language of the original Alsatians, as well as various Swiss dialects, is a point of discussion among scholars. Jump to: navigation, search Lorraine Franconian is a Germanic dialect spoken in parts of the French region of Lorraine. ... This inscription in Alsatian on a window in Eguisheim, Alsace, reads: Dis Hausz sted in Godes Hand - God bewar es vor Feyru (This house is in the hands of God - May God protect it against fire) Alsatian (French Alsacien, German Elsässisch) is a Low Alemannic dialect spoken in Alsace... Jump to: navigation, search Alemannic German (Alemannisch) is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family. ...