Indian French
| Indian French | |
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| français indien | |
| Native to | Pondicherry |
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Native speakers
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75,000 (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Maximum extent of French influence in India (1741–1754)
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Indian French (French: français indien) is a dialect of French spoken by Indians in the former colonies of Puducherry and Chandannagar. In this dialect, there is a considerable influence from Dravidian languages like Tamil (Pondicherry Tamil dialect), Telugu (Yanam Telugu dialect) and Malayalam (Mahe Malayalam dialect).
There are several varieties of Indian French, corresponding to the former French colonies, as follows:
Indian French spoken in Yanam only varies from standard French in pronunciation and accent. Some examples are,
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