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:
Tamil people (nearly 60,000 in France, 10,000 people in Puducherry)
Telugu people (nearly 10,000 in France, 60 people in Yanam)
Malayali people (4000-5000 in France)
Examples of Indian French [ edit ]
Indian French spoken in Yanam only varies from standard French in pronunciation and accent. Some examples are,
Indian French
Metropolitan French
Meaning in English
Mérci Beauco
Merci Beaucoup
Thank you very much
Mousé
Monsieur
Mister/Sir
Locaele
Locale
Local
Perme
Fermer
Close
Parlama
Parlement
Parliament
Baccaloria
Baccalauréat
Baccalauréat (French secondary school diploma )
Sulda
Soldat
Colloquially: Indians with French citizenship
Literally: Soldier
Coseiyya
Conseiller
Councilor
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References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
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