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Re:Raising a Truly Bilingual Child by yaantc on Sunday July 23, 2017 @10:29AM (#14832398)
> IIRC Occitan and French are not that compatible either.

Maybe you're thinking about the Basque language instead? I'm from the south of France, Occitanie really. Occitan is certainly different from French, but not completely alien. It's a bit similar to Spanish in closeness. Basque on the other hand is very different and is an isolated language.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language

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Re:Raising a Truly Bilingual Child by Manishearth on Sunday July 23, 2017 @02:03PM (#14833506)
I mentioned Basque, but Basque is in Spain.

No, I know that Occitan and French are not that different, but they're still pretty different. Like you say, similar to Spanish in closeness -- I would definitely consider them distinct languages that take effort to learn.

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Re:Raising a Truly Bilingual Child by jknightco on Monday July 24, 2017 @01:56AM (#14836160)
The Basque Country extends past the Pyrenees into France, there are lots of Basque speakers in France. France has historically shut down use of its minority languages, however.
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