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

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

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
Franco-Provençal (Arpitan)
surface form: Franco-Provençal
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