How to say "The French" in Esperanto
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AmericanBull (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 25 Mukakaro 2015 23:55:32
In Esperanto, to say "French" as in the language, one says "la franca". But if one wants to reference the people "the French", how would that translate?
mbalicki (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 26 Mukakaro 2015 00:06:30
AmericanBull:In Esperanto, to say "French" as in the language, one says "la franca". But if one wants to reference the people "the French", how would that translate?franc- is the word root regarding the French, so you have franc·o “Frenchman”, franc·in·o “Frenchwoman”, franc·a “french”, la franc·a “French (language)”, Franc·uj·o “France” &c. So you're looking for franc·o·j (or possibly franc·a naci·o, depending on the context).