franclingvano

Esperanto

Etymology

From franca (French) + lingvo (language) + -ano (member).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [frant͡slinɡˈvano]
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  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: fran‧cling‧va‧no

Noun

franclingvano (accusative singular franclingvanon, plural franclingvanoj, accusative plural franclingvanojn)

  1. One who uses the French language, a Francophone / francophone.
    Synonym: francparolanto
    • 1989, John C. Wells, Lingvistikaj aspektoj de Esperanto, 2nd edition, Universala Esperanto-Asocio, →OL:
      Se la denaska lingvo plene determinus la mondrigardon, ni trovus, ke franclingvano ne komprenas la diferencon inter virino kaj edzino; ni trovus, ke germanlingvano konfuzus mense inter viro kaj edzo, inter virino kaj edzino; dum la anglalingvano bone komprenas la diferencon.
      If one's native language fully determined one's worldview, we would find that a francophone doesn't understand the difference between woman and wife; we would find that a germanophone would mentally confuse man and husband, woman and wife; while the anglophone well understands the difference.
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