Locale Oc Fr

Reference data for the Occitan (France) locale — endonym Occitan (França), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: oc-FR
• ISO 639-1: oc
• ISO 639-3: oci
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: FR (France)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 100,000
• L2 (additional): 500,000
• L1+L2 (total): 600,000

Pluralization

CLDR has no explicit plural rule defined for this language; it falls back to the root rule of a single other category (1 form) — every count uses the same word form, as in Japanese or Chinese.

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Occitan (occitan, lenga d'òc) is a Romance language of southern France with several dialects (Languedocien, Provençal, Gascon, Limousin, Auvergnat, and Vivaro-Alpine) and two main written norms: the Classical norm (grafia classica) used by the Institut d'Estudis Occitans (IEO), and the Mistralian norm used in parts of Provence. This guidance is lower-confidence; have a native reviewer check it.

Translate ideas, not words.

• Choose the dialect and norm before translating; vocabulary and verb forms differ between dialects.
• Avoid French calques; Occitan is close to Catalan in many structures.
• Re-express idioms by meaning.

Grammar and register.

• Nouns have gender; plural in -s is usually silent in speech but written in the classical norm. Verb forms vary by dialect.
• "Tu" is the informal singular, "vos" the polite and plural form; consumer text commonly uses "tu" in informal brand voice and "vos" elsewhere.

Orthography and typography.

• The Classical norm uses digraphs such as "nh" and "lh", the accent marks à, è, é, í, ò, ó, ú, and "-a" endings for feminine nouns (as in "lenga"). Follow the norm of the chosen dialect.
• French typography conventions apply in France-based publications; currency euro; day/month/year.

Common pitfalls

• Writing French forms or syntax in Occitan sentences.
• Mixing the Classical and Mistralian spellings.
• Mixing dialects within a text.
• Omitting the written final consonants.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Institut d'Estudis Occitans (https://www.ieo-oc.org)
• Congrès permanent de la lenga occitana (https://locongres.org)