Unique to the region of Normandy in Northern France, the Norman language descended from the family of Romance languages. These languages include French and the now-obsolete language of Picard. After the Viking settlement of Normandy, many of the Norman peoples relocated: to England, to Canada, and across the English Channel to other parts of France. For a time during the Renaissance, Norman functioned as a prestigious language for those traveling between France and England. After the seventeenth century, French became the dominant language of all France, including Normandy, and the Norman language slowly diminished. There are current efforts to revive it but with limited success, and the French government has consistently denied requests to recognize it as an official language within France.

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