Nice try mi amigo but:
<< Countries where WAS official French and now NO: Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania. Tunisia, Algeria Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Louisiana (USA), Maurice, etc >>
French is prefered and used instead of Arabic in government commerce and education.
French is still spoken in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It's understandable that French might slip behind because they're in Asia unlike in the Philippines, Guam, and Marianas which were colonized by Spain for more than 300 years but Spanish ceased not only as the official language but it disappeared and present generation Filipino of Spanish descent there speak English and Tagalog as their first language. In fact those young generation Spanish descents know Chinese than Spanish. But the most widely studied foreign language in the Philippines are French, Japanese, Italian, and German. You can ask the foreign language schools there. Same case in Marianas and Guam. In these 3 countries the people have Spanish surnames and yet they speak no Spanish? That's too bad.
French has an official status in Louisiana and the number of its speakers ias rising again thanks to the immersion program of CODOFIL unlike New Mexico where the hispanics there speak English at home and has no official status.
French is much much more widely spoken than English in Mauritius. Yes even Indians and Chinese prefer to use it than English and there's a trend that it will become the first language of all Mauritians regardless of ethnic background again because of education. It's true that French was not an official in that country but recently it became an official language and Anglo-Saxons are quite worried that Engliash may disappear in there because of the official status of French.
<< Countries where French and ENGLISH are official: Rwanda, Cameroon, Canada, Seychelles, Madagascar, etc. The most powerful language always wins. So, French will disappear in these countries. >>
Hahahaha! Rwanda was ruled by pro-anglo tutsis they are ramming English in the throats of the hutus.
In Cameroon, the anglophone complains that Francophones speak no English while the Anglophones are fluent in French.
Why would French disappear in Canada when it's dominant in Quebec, Northern Ontario and Prairie Provinces, New Brunswick, and Labrador.
French is spoken sided by side with English it's understandable because it was seized by the brits from the French but again French survived there and to think that it was colonized by the French for slightly 1 century that ended up after the Napoleonic wars unlike in the Philippines which was colonized for 300+ yeas and then the Spanish language suddenly disappeared when Americans took over warly in the 20th century. There's no excuse for that because there were modern means of communications and transportation at the time of take over.
Madagascar? I heard that the peole there are so uninterested in learning English unlike in Nigeria and Ghana where the people are so interested in learning French and it's required in secondary schools. English is declared as an official language there just to attract foreign investors from US and UK but there's no sign that it will be spoken by the people there.
<< Countries where French and ARABIC are official: Djibouti, Tchad, Comores, Niger (recognized regional language), etc. The most powerful language always wins. So, French will disappear in these countries. >>
Please analyze why French is used in place of Arabic in Maghreb in government, commece, and education. Arabic is used only in religion in countries you mentioned.
English is the one that is in great jeopardy because in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, Swahili is declared as an official language which poses a threat to English as much as French competes with English in Egypt.
<< Countries where French is the first language of the country: ONLY France and Monaco. >>
BOBO! It's France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Mauritius, and DOM-TOM.
However, the language that is in free fall, in the larger decline is Spanish, of course because of Quechua and Aymara in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador; Guarani in Paraguay; Quiche in Guatemala; Lunfardo and Italian in Argentina; Portonhul in Uruguay; English and Nahauatl in Mexico; Borriqueño and English in Puerto Rico; English in Panama and Costa Rica; and French in Dominican Republic.
Besides Spanish will disintigrate into new languages like Afrikaans from Dutch.
Proofs:
Yo hablo Español
Jo/Zho hablo Ehpañol/Ezpañol/EshpañolEzhpañol/Eshpañol/Ethpañol.
Ufff! I see a black future for your language and it has a very big problems that are hard to fix especially that Spanish speaking nations donot have budget for the solution, mi amigo!
<< Countries where WAS official French and now NO: Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania. Tunisia, Algeria Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Louisiana (USA), Maurice, etc >>
French is prefered and used instead of Arabic in government commerce and education.
French is still spoken in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It's understandable that French might slip behind because they're in Asia unlike in the Philippines, Guam, and Marianas which were colonized by Spain for more than 300 years but Spanish ceased not only as the official language but it disappeared and present generation Filipino of Spanish descent there speak English and Tagalog as their first language. In fact those young generation Spanish descents know Chinese than Spanish. But the most widely studied foreign language in the Philippines are French, Japanese, Italian, and German. You can ask the foreign language schools there. Same case in Marianas and Guam. In these 3 countries the people have Spanish surnames and yet they speak no Spanish? That's too bad.
French has an official status in Louisiana and the number of its speakers ias rising again thanks to the immersion program of CODOFIL unlike New Mexico where the hispanics there speak English at home and has no official status.
French is much much more widely spoken than English in Mauritius. Yes even Indians and Chinese prefer to use it than English and there's a trend that it will become the first language of all Mauritians regardless of ethnic background again because of education. It's true that French was not an official in that country but recently it became an official language and Anglo-Saxons are quite worried that Engliash may disappear in there because of the official status of French.
<< Countries where French and ENGLISH are official: Rwanda, Cameroon, Canada, Seychelles, Madagascar, etc. The most powerful language always wins. So, French will disappear in these countries. >>
Hahahaha! Rwanda was ruled by pro-anglo tutsis they are ramming English in the throats of the hutus.
In Cameroon, the anglophone complains that Francophones speak no English while the Anglophones are fluent in French.
Why would French disappear in Canada when it's dominant in Quebec, Northern Ontario and Prairie Provinces, New Brunswick, and Labrador.
French is spoken sided by side with English it's understandable because it was seized by the brits from the French but again French survived there and to think that it was colonized by the French for slightly 1 century that ended up after the Napoleonic wars unlike in the Philippines which was colonized for 300+ yeas and then the Spanish language suddenly disappeared when Americans took over warly in the 20th century. There's no excuse for that because there were modern means of communications and transportation at the time of take over.
Madagascar? I heard that the peole there are so uninterested in learning English unlike in Nigeria and Ghana where the people are so interested in learning French and it's required in secondary schools. English is declared as an official language there just to attract foreign investors from US and UK but there's no sign that it will be spoken by the people there.
<< Countries where French and ARABIC are official: Djibouti, Tchad, Comores, Niger (recognized regional language), etc. The most powerful language always wins. So, French will disappear in these countries. >>
Please analyze why French is used in place of Arabic in Maghreb in government, commece, and education. Arabic is used only in religion in countries you mentioned.
English is the one that is in great jeopardy because in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, Swahili is declared as an official language which poses a threat to English as much as French competes with English in Egypt.
<< Countries where French is the first language of the country: ONLY France and Monaco. >>
BOBO! It's France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Mauritius, and DOM-TOM.
However, the language that is in free fall, in the larger decline is Spanish, of course because of Quechua and Aymara in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador; Guarani in Paraguay; Quiche in Guatemala; Lunfardo and Italian in Argentina; Portonhul in Uruguay; English and Nahauatl in Mexico; Borriqueño and English in Puerto Rico; English in Panama and Costa Rica; and French in Dominican Republic.
Besides Spanish will disintigrate into new languages like Afrikaans from Dutch.
Proofs:
Yo hablo Español
Jo/Zho hablo Ehpañol/Ezpañol/EshpañolEzhpañol/Eshpañol/Ethpañol.
Ufff! I see a black future for your language and it has a very big problems that are hard to fix especially that Spanish speaking nations donot have budget for the solution, mi amigo!