Colonial languages around the world are languages that were imposed or established during periods of colonial rule. Some examples include English in former British colonies like India, Nigeria, and Australia, French in former French colonies like Algeria, Vietnam, and Senegal, Spanish in former Spanish colonies like Mexico, Argentina, and the Philippines, Portuguese in former Portuguese colonies like Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique, Dutch in former Dutch colonies like Indonesia and Suriname, and many others. These languages often continue to be spoken as official or widely used languages even after the end of colonial rule.