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  2. French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century; French: Canadiens français, pronounced [kanadjɛ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛ]; feminine form: Canadiennes françaises, pronounced [kanadjɛn fʁɑ̃sɛːz]), or Franco-Canadians (French: Franco-Canadiens), are an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who ...

  3. Canadian French (French: français canadien, pronounced [fʁãsɛ kanadzjɛ̃]) is the French language as it is spoken in Canada. It includes multiple varieties, the most prominent of which is Québécois (Quebec French).

  4. Profile. French Canadians are by far Canada’s largest minority, with some 7.2 million (20.6 per cent) Canadians having French as their mother tongue in the 2016 Canadian Census. French Canadians are considered to be one of the country’s three founding nations, along with English Canadians and indigenous peoples.

  5. Feb 21, 2018 · February 21, 2018. Filed under French. French Canadian originates from Quebec. Located in the East of Canada, it is the second largest division within the country. Canadian French is the primary language with English being the second language for most families living there.

  6. Sep 27, 2023 · Canadian French also has many more anglicisms–English words adopted into the language– than European French does. Slang terms are also more common in Canadian French, including phrases like “ pogner le beigne (to poke a donut)”, meaning to do nothing, and “avoir la langue à terre” (to have your tongue on the ground) meaning to be ...

  7. French Canadians, or Franco-Canadians, are an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in France's colony of Canada beginning in the 17th century.

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