Colonial French
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Colonial French is a historical variety of the French language used during France’s colonial era, particularly influential in shaping several French-based creole languages.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial language
ⓘ
historical variety of the French language ⓘ language variety ⓘ |
| ancestorOf | several French-based creole languages ⓘ |
| basedOn | Early Modern French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Metropolitan French
ⓘ
Modern Standard French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
archaisms relative to Modern French
ⓘ
lexical borrowings from African languages ⓘ lexical borrowings from indigenous languages ⓘ regional phonological variation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Acadian French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antillean Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ Guianese Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ Haitian Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana French NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauritian Creole ⓘ Réunion Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ Seychellois Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Gallo-Romance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative language in French colonies
ⓘ
language of evangelization in French colonies ⓘ lingua franca between colonizers and colonized populations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Catholic missionaries
ⓘ
French colonial administrators ⓘ French settlers ⓘ colonial military personnel ⓘ |
| usedIn |
French Antilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonies in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonies in the Americas ⓘ French colonies in the Caribbean ⓘ French colonies in the Indian Ocean ⓘ Louisiana colony NERFINISHED ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ Île Bourbon (Réunion) NERFINISHED ⓘ Île de France (Mauritius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | France’s colonial era ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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