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Seychellois Creole people / s eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l w ɑː ˈ k r i oʊ l / are an ethnic group native to Seychelles, who speak Seychellois Creole. They are the predominant ethnic group in the country. [2] The majority of the people living in the Seychelles are referred to as Seychellois. They are of Creole, East African and Malagasy origin. However ...
The Seychelles gained independence in 1976 and since 1978 Seychellois Creole has been one of the country's three official languages. It is currently the native language of over 99% of the country's population. [2] Seychellois Creole is the primary language of music, literature, politics, public usage, and mass media in the Seychelles.
Seychellois Creole, a French-based creole language, is by far the most commonly spoken language in the archipelago and is spoken natively by about 95% of the population. Nevertheless, the country was a British colony for over a century and a half, and the legacy of British Seychelles made English remain the main language in government and business.
The papers are published mostly in Seychellois Creole, French and English. The main television and radio network, operated by the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation, offers locally produced news and discussion programmes in the Seychellois Creole language, between 3 pm and 11:30 pm on weekdays and longer hours on weekends. There are also ...
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Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ; العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Беларуская; Čeština; Ελληνικά; Español; Esperanto; فارسی; Fiji Hindi; Français
The Seychellois Creole language developed as a means of communication between the different races. The British frigate Orpheus commanded by Captain Henry Newcome arrived at Mahé on 16 May 1794. Terms of capitulation were drawn up and the next day Seychelles was surrendered to Britain.
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