Native language is Marseille-french, a flavour of french thatâs heavily influenced by provençal -the language previously spoken around these parts, before french administration enforced the use of french- and other neighbouring romance languages. I guess I fall into the french category.
Yes thatâs right but no longer fluent. Only later in life perhaps when I turned 30 or so decided to learn from an aunt, our language which by the way is categorised as extinct due to less than 30,000 people speak it on a daily basis and Iâm an ex-pat now naturalised Australian for many years.
So I guess one could say that the âaussieâ strine is a sub dialect of the Kingâs spoken EnglishâŚwell sort of.
Itâs fantastic that you learned it ! Colonization has caused immense harm to languages. 30.000 locutors is a very low number indeed⌠it should be preserved. My own language has been forgotten by all but the elders & the activists who want to bring it back to life, but let me tell you itâs an uphill battle. I learned it around 2016 but seldom find an occasion to speak it.