African French
Language variety
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African French is the generic name of the varieties of the French language spoken by an estimated 167 million people in Africa in 2023 or 51% of the French-speaking population of the world spread across 34 countries and territories. Wikipedia
Dialects: West African French; Maghreb French; Djiboutian French; Indian Ocean French; Eastern African French
Early forms: Old Latin: Vulgar Latin > Proto-Romance > Old French > Middle French
Native speakers: 200 million (mostly non-native speakers) (2024)
Region: Africa
Writing system: Latin (French alphabet); French Braille