francophone
Native French speaker
Francophone means French-speaking, describing people or regions where French is a primary language: the francophone population of Belgium, francophone Africa.
As a noun, a francophone is a French speaker.
The term appears frequently in discussions of Canadian language politics, where it distinguishes French speakers from anglophones. (Capitalized Francophone emphasizes cultural or political identity.)
Proficiency in two languages
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- diglossiaCoexisting language varieties, distinct roles
- accentRegional speech pattern
- dialectRegional language variety
Inherited cultural legacy
- communityCollective of connected people
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- majorityOver half of total
- French-speakingUsing France's language
bilingualism
Proficiency in two languages
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- diglossiaCoexisting language varieties, distinct roles
- accentRegional speech pattern
dialect · immersion · code-switching · borrowings · anglicisms
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
chanson
French vocal composition
beret · patisserie · accordion · musette · cabaret
Paris
France's chief city
Geneva · Abidjan · Kinshasa · Algiers · Beirut · Port-au-Prince · Marseille · Quebec · Senegal · Cameroon
- Canadamaple leaf, maple syrup, hockey, beaver, Ottawa
- French LiteratureVictor Hugo, Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Jules Verne
- QuebecQuebec City, Montreal, premier, National Assembly, premiers
- African politicsNigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Pan-Africanism, Mali
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- FrancophoneFrance, Paris, French language, French grammar, Canadian French
francophoneanglophone
Native speaker of English
English-speaking · Spanish-speaking · Portuguese-speaking · Arabic-speaking · Dutch-speaking
francophoneanglophone
Native speaker of English
Commonwealth · Anglosphere · Hispanophone · Anglo-American · English-speaking world