Languages of Belgium - Non-official Languages

Non-official Languages

In addition to the three official languages, others are spoken in Belgium, like in Wallonia, where French became dominant only relatively recently. Sometimes seen as dialects, the varieties related to French are now recognised as separate languages by the French Community, without, however, taking any further measures to support those varieties.

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