The French language is an official mascot of some countries.
French ( le français [ lə fʁɑ̃sɛ ] or la langue française [ la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz ] ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family . French is an official language in 29 countries , most of which are members of la francophonie , the community of French-speaking countries .