Ch. 6 Study Guide -Languages in divided Belgium are Flemish (a variant of Dutch) and French -Flemish (Germanic language) in northern region of Flanders -French (Romance language) in southern region of Wallonia -Economic differences between linguistic groups have been a divisive issue for generations -The vast majority of power and decision making rests with the individual governments of Flanders and Wallonia rather than in a centralized government in Brussels -French government has worked diligently to protect French language -Academie Francaise was an institution charged with standardizing and protecting French language