A Francophone is someone who speaks French, especially someone who speaks it as their first language. having French as a first or main language Francophone countries/nations/communities (Franco- + phone )
{s} French speaking; of or pertaining to an area or country using French as its official language or at times as second language
francophone
Silbentrennung
fran·co·phone
Aussprache
Etymologie
[ -"fOn ] (adjective.) 1962. Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- (“French”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnē), Franco- + -phone