Chagossian creole
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Chagossian Creole | |
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kreol Ilwa | |
Native to | Mauritius, Seychelles |
Native speakers | (1,800 cited 1994)[1] |
French Creole
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | mfe-IO |
Chagossian creole (also créole îlois, kreol Ilwa, or just Ilwa) is a French-based creole that was still spoken in 1994 by the 1,800 or so Chagossians, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago evicted in the early 1970s. It is currently spoken mainly in Mauritius and the Seychelles. There is also a small minority community speaking the language in the United Kingdom.
See also
References
- ^ Smith, Norval (1994). "26 An annotated list of creoles, pidgins and mixed languages". In Arends, Jacques; Muijsken, Pieter; Smith, Norval (eds.). Pidgins and Creoles: An introduction. John Benjamins. p. 347. ISBN 978-90-272-5236-4.
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