| Yet in Singapore, English, not Chinese, is the chief lingua franca, the official language of government, and the main medium of instruction. |
| Although English is generally touted as the lingua franca in Fiji, all sociolinguistic research to date has shown this to be an exaggeration. |
| We alternated speaking in French, the language of all educated Mauritians, and English, the lingua franca of the computer literate. |
| So, it's true, franglais elevated to the world's lingua franca would be really convenient for us. |
| But the lingua franca was the language of money as tourists picked up souvenirs and shopkeepers counted their cash. |
| Hausa, which is spoken by over half the population, has become the lingua franca of the country. |
