Mauritian Creole

Creole language

Mauritian Creole is a French-based creole language. It is spoken in Mauritius. It is not an official language but is well known among the Mauritian people. It is mostly French with a few non-French words. Mauritian Creole is spoken in over 65% of Mauritius.

Mauritian Creole
kreol, créole
Native toMauritius
Native speakers
800,000 (2005)[1]
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3mfe
Glottologmori1278
Linguasphere51-AAC-cec (to 51-AAC-cee)

References

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  1. Mauritian Creole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)