The people of Madagascar began speaking French in the 1840's. During this time the French established a protectorate over the northwest part of Madagascar following intense negotiations with the Sakalava. By 1894, the entire island of Madagascar was under French rule and in 1896, it was declared a French colony.
Prior to the end of World War II, French was the international language of higher education, especially in Africa.
Thus, as African countries gained independence from colonial masters like England, France, Netherlands, Germany etc. their ambassadors and U.N. representatives were fluent in the diplomatic language of French.
Today's diplomatic language is English, of course.
Madagascar used to be a French colony, and so both Malagasy and French have become official languages of the country.
a good proportion does speak French, because French was the colonial power between the 1890s and 1960. French is spoken less frequently by uneducated people and the younger generations.
Madagascar is an island, although its main language is not French there is a lot of people that come from French speaking parts of the world that go to live in Madagascar.
a good proportion does speak French, because French was the colonial power between the 1890s and 1960. French is spoken less frequently by uneducated people and the younger generations.
after the Portuguese left, the french became very interested in Madagascar. joining the race with the European nations to colonize new lands, France sent expeditions to the island to look for treasure. while the explores found no treasure, they reported back to there french king about a strange island filled with many unusual animals, strange monkeys, rivers running with blood, birds taller than men and people who looked like Africans but spoke and unfamiliar language. although many of Madagascar's people resemble Africans, they speak languages of there own such as french.
Madagascar was a french colony from 1896 to 1960
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Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, sont tous francophones. Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthelem, Saint-Martin, are all french-speaking.
Haiti is the largest French-speaking country in the Caribbean. Other, smaller Caribbean French-speaking countries include Martinique, St. Martin, and Guadeloupe.
Haiti is a French-speaking country in the Caribbean. French is one of the official languages of Haiti, alongside Haitian Creole.
Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy
The three French-speaking islands are Martinique, Guadeloupe, and RΓ©union. They are overseas regions of France located in the Caribbean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Some of the French-speaking islands include Martinique, Guadeloupe, New Caledonia, RΓ©union, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Martinique
Haiti and Martinique are two countries in the Caribbean where French is commonly spoken. French is an official language in both countries, alongside Creole in Haiti and Creole and English in Martinique.
Martinique is located in the Caribbean Sea. It is an overseas of France and part of the French Republic. Fort-de-France is a city in Martinique.
Guadeloupe is an overseas region of France, and French is the official language spoken there.
All places in Martinique speak French.