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  2. French language in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    The French language's presence in Vietnam began in the 18th century when French explorers and merchants began sailing near the Indochina coast. When the French replaced the Portuguese as the primary European power in Southeast Asia in the 1790s by helping to unify Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty and later colonizing Southern Vietnam, they introduced the French language to locals.

  3. Tây Bồi Pidgin French - Wikipedia

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    Tây Bồi (Vietnamese: tiếng Tây Bồi), [3] or Vietnamese Pidgin French, was a extinct pidgin once spoken by non-French-educated Vietnamese, typically those who worked as servants in French households or milieux during the colonial era. Literally, it means "French (Tây) [of- or spoken by] male servants (Bồi)".

  4. Geographical distribution of French speakers - Wikipedia

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    After the partition of Vietnam in 1954, French fell into disuse in North Vietnam, and maintained a high status in South Vietnam. Since the Fall of Saigon in 1975, French has declined in modern Vietnam: in 2018, slightly under 1% of the population was fluent in French. About 0.7% of the population of Vietnam can speak French as of 2014. [111]

  5. Talk:French language in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    In highschools in South Vietnam after 1960 at least in the capital Saigon, very few students took French as the first foreign language. In 5 classes, only 1 class still learn French. Most might understand some french words as they learn French later as second foreign language. DanGong 08:05, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

  6. French language - Wikipedia

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    A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 27 countries , as well as one of the most geographically widespread languages in the world, with about 50 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language ...

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  8. List of countries and territories where French is an official ...

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    French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1] The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.

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