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In the English language, a variety of French-derived words exist to denote a connection to a specific language. This brief article discusses a few of these words that when used as adjectives, literally mean "speaking a particular language." When used as nouns, these words can also mean a "person that speaks this particular language."

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  • In the English language, a variety of French-derived words exist to denote a connection to a specific language. This brief article discusses a few of these words that when used as adjectives, literally mean "speaking a particular language." When used as nouns, these words can also mean a "person that speaks this particular language."
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  • In the English language, a variety of French-derived words exist to denote a connection to a specific language. This brief article discusses a few of these words that when used as adjectives, literally mean "speaking a particular language." When used as nouns, these words can also mean a "person that speaks this particular language." * In Canada, the following three words are used very commonly to refer to things and people relating to the nation's official languages: * Anglophone - refers to someone or something that is "English-speaking" * Francophone - refers to someone or something that is "French-speaking" * Allophone - when used in Quebec, refers to someone that is neither French nor English-speaking but uses another language as their primary language * Other language words that exist but are used less commonly include: * Sinophone - Chinese-speaking * Danophone - Danish-speaking * Dutchophone - Dutch-speaking * Finnophone - Finnish-speaking * Gaelophone - Gaelic-speaking * Germanophone - German-speaking * Grecophone - Greek-speaking * Hispanophone - Spanish-speaking (also spanophone) * Italophone - Italian-speaking * Lusophone - Portuguese-speaking * Russophone - Russian-speaking * Swedophone - Swedish-speaking
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