Francophone

The adjective francophone (alternately Francophone) means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups or places. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person. ^[1]^[2]

In a narrower sense, the notion of "francophone" reaches beyond the dictionary definition of "French language speaker". The term specifically refers to people whose cultural background is primarily associated with French language, regardless of ethnic and geographical differences. The francophone culture beyond Europe is the legacy of the French colonial empire and that of Belgium (Congo, Burundi and Rwanda). France was a dominant empire in the world from the 1600s to the late 1960s possessing many colonies in various locations around the world The Belgian colonial empire consisted of three colonies possessed by Belgium between 1901 to 1962 The Belgian Congo ( Dutch: Belgisch Kongo French: Congo Belge German: Belgisch Kongo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the

Mainly or partially francophone countries include France, Belgium (Wallonia is almost entirely francophone, and there is a large French-speaking community in the Brussels-Capital Region and a few bordering municipalities), Canada (the province of Quebec is mostly francophone, and there are large French-speaking communities in Ontario and New Brunswick), Switzerland, Haiti, Lebanon and the French West Indies, several countries in Africa that are former French or Belgian colonies, and Tahiti in the South Pacific. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field The municipalities with language facilities, occasionally called municipalities with linguistic facilities or shortly municipalities with facilities ( Dutch Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The term French West Indies ( Antilles françaises) refers to the four territories presently under French sovereignty in the Caribbean: the two overseas Tahiti is the largest Island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the Archipelago of Society Islands in the These countries are members of the Francophonie organization. La Francophonie is an international organisation of French-speaking countries and governments and in French, the community of French-speaking peoples ^[3]

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Footnotes

An Anglophone (or anglophone) is someone who speaks the English language. The word Anglosphere describes a concept of a group of Anglophone ( English -speaking nations which share historical political and cultural characteristics rooted La Francophonie is an international organisation of French-speaking countries and governments and in French, the community of French-speaking peoples A Francophile is a non- French person who has a strong interest in or admiration for French culture. Francophobia, or Gallophobia, as well as Francophobe, are terms that refer to a dislike toward the government, culture, history The following is a list of the 29 countries where French is an official language French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Patterns of individual language use Language composition by Home language The following are the top twenty languages spoken in Canada shown Acadiana (also called Cajun Country) (L'Acadiane is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that is home to a large Cajun population The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Cajuns ('keʒən les Cadiens are an Ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other A Lusophone (or lusophone) is someone who speaks the Portuguese language natively or by adoption The term Hispanophone ( hispanoparlante, hispanohablante or hispanófono, in Spanish) denotes Spanish-speakers and relation to the Spanish-speaking See also Russophone (novel A Russophone (or russophone; русскоговорящий русскоязычный russkogovoryashchy

Dictionary

-adjective

(Canada) Francophone

Francophone

-adjective

(especially Canada) French-speaking.

-noun

(especially Canada) A person who speaks French.

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