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African French
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African French
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Francophone Africa
French-speaking Africa
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french language

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the generic name of the varieties of French spoken by an estimated 115 million African people spread across 31 francophone African countries

In terms of vocabulary, there exist three phenomena in African French

This includes those who speak French as a first or second language in these 31 francophone African countries (colored dark blue on the map), but it does not include French speakers living in non-francophone African countries. Africa is thus the conti

French arrived in Africa with colonisation from France and Belgium

These African French speakers are now an important part of the Francophonie

Francophone Africa

Boulevard du 30 Juin in the commercial heart of Kinshasa

French is mostly a second language in Africa, but in some areas it has become a first language, such as in Réunion or in the region of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Street sign in Arabic and French in Illizi, Algeria

Supermarket sign in French in Dakar, Senegal

For French speaking Africans in London

LE FRANÇAIS EN AFRIQUE - Revue du Réseau des Observatoires du Français Contemporain en Afrique

RFI - L’avenir du français passe par l’Afrique

Dictionaries of various French speaking countries

Freeway in the centre of Abidjan

Links for Afrique francophone

French language signs, outside the Banque nationale d'investissement (the national Ivorian investment bank)

There are many different varieties of African French, but they can be broadly grouped in three categories

Differences in pronunciation between varieties of African French can be quite important (e.g. pronunciation of French in Morocco is quite different from the pronunciation of French in Senegal)

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African Frenchhas 2 synonyms ↓Francophone AfricaFrench-speaking AfricaSuggest another synonym or correct a wrong one

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the generic name of the varieties of French spoken by an estimated 115 million African people spread across 31 francophone African countries

In terms of vocabulary, there exist three phenomena in African French

This includes those who speak French as a first or second language in these 31 francophone African countries (colored dark blue on the map), but it does not include French speakers living in non-francophone African countries. Africa is thus the conti

French arrived in Africa with colonisation from France and Belgium

These African French speakers are now an important part of the Francophonie

Francophone Africa

Boulevard du 30 Juin in the commercial heart of Kinshasa

French is mostly a second language in Africa, but in some areas it has become a first language, such as in Réunion or in the region of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Street sign in Arabic and French in Illizi, Algeria

Supermarket sign in French in Dakar, Senegal

For French speaking Africans in London

LE FRANÇAIS EN AFRIQUE - Revue du Réseau des Observatoires du Français Contemporain en Afrique

RFI - L’avenir du français passe par l’Afrique

Dictionaries of various French speaking countries

Freeway in the centre of Abidjan

Links for Afrique francophone

French language signs, outside the Banque nationale d'investissement (the national Ivorian investment bank)

There are many different varieties of African French, but they can be broadly grouped in three categories

Differences in pronunciation between varieties of African French can be quite important (e.g. pronunciation of French in Morocco is quite different from the pronunciation of French in Senegal)

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African French
has 2 synonyms ↓
Francophone Africa
French-speaking Africa
Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one