Indian French

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Indian French is a dialect of French spoken by Indians in past colonies of Pondicherry, Chandernagore, Karikal, Mahe and Yanam. In this dialect, there is a considerable influence from Dravidian languages like Tamil (Pondicherry Tamil Dialect), Telugu (Yanam Telugu Dialect) and Malayalam (Mahe Malayalam Dialect).

There are several varieties of Indian French, corresponding to the former French colonies, as follows:

• Tamil people (Nearly 60,000 people speak in France, 10,000 people speak in Pondicherry)
• Telugu people (Nearly 10,000 people speak, 60 people speak in Yanam)
• Malayali people (4000-5000 people speak)

[edit] Examples of Indian French

Indian French spoken in Yanam varies from standard French in only in pronunciation and accent. Some examples are,

Indian French	Metropolitan French	Meaning in English
Mérci Beauco	Mérci Beaucoup	Thanks, Very much
Mousé	Monsieur	Mister
Locaele	Locale	Local