the number of french speakers is increasing in ile - de - france.
the number of french speakers is increasing in ile - de - france.
where is the number of french speakers increasing?
ile - de - france
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african french () is the generic name of the varieties of a french language spoken by an estimated 120 million people in africa spread across 24 francophone countries. this includes those who speak french as a first or second language in these 31 francophone african countries (dark blue on the map), but it does not include french speakers living in non-francophone african countries. africa is thus the continent with the most french speakers in the world. french arrived in africa as a colonial language; these african french speakers are now a large part of the francophonie.
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in texas, , the french-speaking population was 55,773, though many of these were likely immigrants from france and other locations, living in the urban areas. nevertheless, in the rural eastern/southeastern texas counties of orange, jefferson, chambers, newton, jasper, tyler, liberty, and hardin alone—areas where it can be reasonably presumed that almost all french speakers are louisiana french speakers—the total french-speaking population was composed of 3,400 individuals. it is likely a substantial portion of the 14,493 speakers in houston's harris county are also louisiana french speakers. with this in mind, a marked decline in the number of french speakers in texas has been noticed in the last half of the twentieth century. for example, at one point the french-speaking population of jefferson county was 24,049 as compared to the mere 1,922 today. likewise, in harris county the french-speaking population has shifted from 26,796 to 14,493 individuals.
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