Oïl language
C1171
concept
An Oïl language is any of a group of closely related Romance languages and dialects historically spoken in northern France, Belgium, and the Channel Islands, characterized by the use of "oïl" (modern "oui") for "yes."
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oïl language canonical | 16 |
| Oïl language variety | 7 |
| variety of French | 5 |
| Gallo-Romance language | 4 |
| French dialect | 3 |
| regional language of France | 3 |
| regional variety of French | 3 |
| regional variety of the Walloon language | 3 |
| Norman language | 2 |
| West Iberian language | 2 |
| langue d’oïl | 2 |
| regional variety of Picard | 2 |
| Anglo-Norman dialect | 1 |
| Italo-Norman | 1 |
| Picard dialect | 1 |
| Walloon | 1 |
| historical variety of the French language | 1 |
| regional dialect of French | 1 |
| regional variety of Walloon | 1 |
| regional variety of the Norman language | 1 |
| regional variety of the Picard language | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Oïl language
Generated description
An Oïl language is any of a group of closely related Romance languages and dialects historically spoken in northern France, Belgium, and the Channel Islands, characterized by the use of "oïl" (modern "oui") for "yes."
Instances (51)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Lyonnais dialect | variety of French |
| Anglo-Norman | — |
| Philippe de Lannoy | Walloon |
| Champenois | — |
| Lorrain | — |
| Picard language | — |
| Asturian language | West Iberian language |
| Eastern Walloon | regional variety of Walloon |
| Southern Walloon | regional variety of the Walloon language |
| Occitan | Gallo-Romance language |
| Poitevin-Saintongeais | — |
| Gallo language | — |
| Guernésiais | Norman language |
| Sercquiais | Oïl language variety |
| Champenois language | langue d’oïl |
| Lorrain language | — |
| Burgundian (Oïl) language | — |
| Bohemond I of Antioch | Italo-Norman |
| Brayon French | regional variety of French |
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Franco-Provençal (Arpitan)
surface form:
Franco-Provençal
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Gallo-Romance language |
| Galician language | West Iberian language |
| Walloon language | — |
| Norman language | — |
| Jèrriais | Norman language |
| Lorrain Romance | — |
| Baie Sainte-Marie French | French dialect |
| Gallo | — |
| Arpitan language | Gallo-Romance language |
| Franc-Comtois | Oïl language variety |
| Belgian Picard | regional variety of Picard |
| Roubaix–Tourcoing dialect | regional variety of Picard |
| Boulonnais | Picard dialect |
| Amiénois | regional variety of the Picard language |
| New Caledonian French | regional variety of French |
| Arpitan | Gallo-Romance language |
| Berrichon dialect | — |
| Central Walloon | regional variety of the Walloon language |
| Western Walloon | regional variety of the Walloon language |
| Guernsey Legal French | variety of French |
| Law French | Anglo-Norman dialect |
| Poitevin | langue d’oïl |
| Tahitian French | regional variety of French |
| Norman of Jersey | regional variety of the Norman language |
| Chiac French | French dialect |
| Cotentinais | Oïl language variety |
| Old Picard | — |
| Touraine French dialect | French dialect |
| Colonial French | historical variety of the French language |
| Louisiana French | variety of French |
| Acadian French | variety of French |