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The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni], [4] [note 3] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English [5]) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion ...
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus [ 1 ] in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
Onésime Reclus (22 September 1837 [1] – 30 June 1916) was a French geographer who specialized in the relations between France and its colonies.. In 1880 he coined the term "Francophonie" as a means of classification of peoples of the world, being determined by the language they all spoke. [2]
A number of francophone fur traders married à la façon du pays, wedding First Nations wives whose children eventually developed a unique Métis identity. [5] Until the mid-19th century, fur traders continued to encompass the majority of Europeans in the region, with francophone French Canadians and Métis constituting the majority of the ...
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Francophonie; Discussion:Francophonie; Organisation internationale de la francophonie
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org المنظمة الدولية للناطقين بالفرنسية; القمة الفرنكوفونية
The 2027 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as Xes Jeux de la Francophonie (French for 10th Francophone Games), informally Yerevan 2027 (Erevan 2027), is a planned edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie to be held in Yerevan, Armenia in 2027. [1] [2]