Francophone

See also francophone

English

Alternative forms

• francophone

Etymology

Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- (“French”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnē), Franco- + -phone

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn/

Adjective

Francophone (comparative more Francophone, superlative most Francophone)

1. (chiefly Canada) French-speaking.

Translations

French-speaking

• Catalan: francòfon (ca)
• Dutch: Franstalig (nl)
• Esperanto: francparola (eo)
• Finnish: ranskankielinen (fi)
• French: francophone (fr)
• German: französischsprachig (de)
• Greek: γαλλόφωνος (el) (gallófonos)

• Italian: francofono (it)
• Macedonian: франкофонски (mk) (frankofónski) m
• Russian: франкоговорящий (ru) (frankogovorjáščij), франкоязычный (ru) (frankojazýčnyj)
• Spanish: francófono (es)
• Swedish: franskspråkig (sv), fransktalande (sv)
• Turkish: Frankofon (tr)

Noun

Francophone (plural Francophones)

1. (chiefly Canada) A person who speaks French.

Translations

A speaker of French

• Catalan: francòfon (ca) m
• Dutch: Franstalige (nl) m and f
• Esperanto: francparolanto (eo), franclingvano (eo)
• Finnish: ranskankielinen (fi), ranskantaitoinen (fi)
• French: francophone (fr)
• Greek: γαλλόφωνος (el) (gallófonos) m
• Icelandic: frönskumælandi (is) m, f, & n

• Irish: Frainciseoir (ga) m
• Italian: Francofono?, -ante
• Latin: Francophona f, Francophonus m
• Macedonian: франкофон (mk) (frankofón) m
• Russian: франкоговорящий (ru) (frankogovorjáščij) m, франкоязычный (ru) (frankojazýčnyj) m, франкофон (ru) (frankofón) m
• Spanish: francohablante (es) m and f, francófono (es) m
• Turkish: Frankofon (tr)

Related terms

• Francophonic
• Francophonie

See also

• Francophone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “Francophone” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.