- Indian French
Indian French is a
dialect of French spoken byIndia ns in past colonies of Pondicherry,Chandernagore ,Karikal ,Mahe andYanam . In this dialect, there is a considerable influence fromDravidian languages like Tamil (Pondicherry Tamil Dialect), Telugu (Yanam Telugu Dialect) andMalayalam (Mahe Malayalam Dialect).There are several varieties of Indian French, corresponding to the former French colonies, as follows:
*Tamil people (Nearly 60,000 people speak in France, 10,000 people speak in Pondicherry)
*Telugu people (Nearly 10,000 people speak in France, 60 people speak in Yanam)
*Malayali people (4000-5000 people speak in France)Examples of Indian French
Indian French spoken in Yanam varies from standard French in only in pronunciation and accent. Some examples are,
External links
* [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/label-france_2554/label-france-issues_2555/label-france-no.-30_4398/feature-francophonie-in-asia_4517/tour-of-asia-french-speaking-countries_7349.html French in India: A priviledged status]
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