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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 Seychellois people are proud of their African heritage and set up a Creole institute in Mahé to help promote their culture and to help others understand it. Unlike Mauritius, where Creole has no official status, the Seychelles have made Creole (specifically Seychellois Creole ) one of their three official languages, along with French and ...
Seychellois Creole is the most widely spoken native language and de facto the national language of the country. Seychellois Creole is often spoken with English words and phrases mixed in. [78] About 91% of the population are native speakers of Seychellois Creole, 5.1% of English and 0.7% of French. [78]
Seychellois Creole, spoken everywhere in the Seychelles and locally known as Kreol seselwa. It is the national language and shares official status with English and French. It is the national language and shares official status with English and French.
Seychellois Creole (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Languages of Seychelles" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
It is thought that African and Asian languages has contributed to the grammar of seychelles creole. for further reference i would recomend the seychelles creole dictionary( 1984), by Danielle de St.Jorre as a useful guide, and also several articles available from the Seychelles Creole Institute, website.196.1.123.111 06:15, 24 October 2007 (UTC ...
Bollée has also developed a theory of creole language development that does not involve an intermediate pidgin stage (Bollée 1977b), and has worked extensively on the history of the creole languages of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. She edited a four-volume etymological dictionary of the French-based creoles of the Indian Ocean ...