Francophone

/ˈfræn.kə.foʊn/ noun

Definition

A person who speaks French as their first or primary language; also used as an adjective to describe French-speaking peoples or regions.

Etymology

From Franco- (relating to France) plus -phone (Greek -phonos meaning 'sound' or 'speaker'). Emerged in the 20th century as decolonization spread French globally and required a term for all French speakers.

Kelly Says

There are now more francophones in Africa than in France itself—French colonialism's linguistic legacy accidentally created a global French-speaking community that stretches from Brussels to Kinshasa to Quebec, speaking the colonizer's language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍረንጩ ቋንቋ 使用者
fer-en-se kwa-n-n-qua-yu-sa-ger
ARالعربية
متحدث بالفرنسية
mutaḥaddith bil-faransīyah
BNবাংলা
ফ্রান্সি ভাষাভাষী
fraan-si bha-sha-bhashee
CACatalà
francòfon
fran-ko-fon
CSČeština
francofon
fran-ko-fon
DADansk
francofon
fran-ko-fon
DEDeutsch
Francophon
fʁɑ̃.ko.fon
ELΕλληνικά
francoφωνός
fran-ko-fonos
ESEspañol
francófono
fran-ko-fo-noh
FAفارسی
گوینده فرانسوی
go-vindah farans-o-vi
FISuomi
ranskalainen
ranska-lai-nen
FRFrançais
francophone
fʁɑ̃.ko.fon
GUGU
ફ્રાંસીસી ભાષા વાય
fraan-see-ee bha-sha va-ay
HAHA
Mai-faranse
mai-fa-ran-se
HEעברית
דובר צרפתית
do-ver tzar-fe-tit
HIहिन्दी
फ्रांकोफ़ोन
frāṅko-fon
HUMagyar
francofon
fran-ko-fon
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbahasa Prancis
ber-ba-hasa pran-sis
IGIG
onye na-asụ asụsụ France
on-ye na-a-su a-su-su france
ITItaliano
francofono
fran-ko-fo-noh
JA日本語
フランス語話者
furansu-go-han'sha
KKKK
франкофон
fran-ko-fon
KMKM
អ្នកនិយាយភាសាបារាំង
a-nek ni-ya-ay phea-sa ba-ra-a-ng
KO한국어
프랑스어 사용자
peulans-eo say-sa-ja
MRMR
फ्रेंच बोलणारा
fren-ch bo-lan-a-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
berbahasa Perancis
ber-ba-hasa pe-ran-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်သစ် ဘာသာ ပြော
pyin-sitt ba-tha pya-o
NLNederlands
francofon
fʁɑ̃.ko.fon
NONorsk
francofon
fran-ko-fon
PAPA
ਫਰਾਂਸੀਸੀ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ
fraan-see-see bol-na-wa-la
PLPolski
francofon
fran-ko-fon
PTPortuguês
francofone
fʁɑ̃.ko.fon
RORomână
francofon
fran-ko-fon
RUРусский
франкофон
fran-ko-fon
SVSvenska
francofon
fran-ko-fon
SWKiswahili
mwanaume wa Kifaransa
mwa-na-ume wa ki-fa-ran-sa
TAதமிழ்
பிரான்ச மொழி பேசும்
praan-s mo-li pe-sa-um
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్రాన్స్ భాషా ప్రవక్త
fraan-s bha-sha pra-vaka-ta
THไทย
พูดภาษาฝรั่งเศส
phoo-d pa-sa-a fran-sɛs
TLTL
nag-sasalita ng Pranses
nag-sa-li-ta ng pran-sese
TRTürkçe
francofon
fran-ko-fon
UKУкраїнська
франкофон
fran-ko-fon
URاردو
فرانسیسی بولنے والا
frānsīsi bōl-nay wālā
VITiếng Việt
người nói tiếng Pháp
người nói tiếng pháp
YOYO
òkan tí ó ń sọ̀rò̀ èdè Furansi
o-kan ti o ń so-ro è-de france
ZH中文
法语使用者
fǎyǔ shǐyòng zhě
ZUZU
umuntu obungezinga isiZulu
u-mu-ntu o-bunge-zinga isi-zu-lu

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