i have to research facts about it and they want me to answer why burundi speaks french. in better words, why is burundi a french speaking country. if you guys know the answer please help me i cant find it ont the web.
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why is burundi a french speaking country?
#1 by Paul B on September 27th, 2010
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I think it is because it was under Belgian control from the end of World War I until it gained independence (before that it was a German colony). Of course, African languages will be the most commonly spoken, but very often the European language derived from the former colonial power is the one that is understood throughout a country.
#2 by crispycrunchypeanutbuttery on September 27th, 2010
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Burundi gained its independence from Belgium, a francophone country. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi.
#3 by pape c on September 27th, 2010
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burundi been occupied by belgium. they gain the independence with belgium which is a french speaking country. That’s why from their independence to now the official language in burundi is french. but you have to go to school to learn how to speak in french there, some don’t the many dialects and some languages too.
#4 by belgian on September 28th, 2010
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Belgium is a trilingual country, and 60% of the people speak Dutch (Flemish). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communities,_regions_and_language_areas_of_Belgium
So the fact that Burundi was administered by Belgium under UN trusteeship is not enough. You have to add also that in those days the Belgian elite was dominated by the French speaking minority.