Meaning of Kreol | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of Seychellois Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in the Seychelles.
2. Synonym of Mauritian Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius.

Examples

“Be careful with rabbit fish, or kordonye as it is called in Kreol; this is to be avoided if you have high blood pressure.”

“Presently, Kreol remains the medium of instruction for students from pre-school to primary 2 (aged 3-7).”

“With independence in 1976, and the subsequent coup d’état in 1977, the status of Kreol improved, and it began its journey towards becoming an official language with a role in administration, culture and education.”

“In Mauritius, Kreol has over the last one-and-a-half centuries or so proved capable in practice of uniting otherwise very diverse groups into a reasonably homogenous linguistic group.”

“As far as Kreol is concerned, it is unquestionably the most widely spoken language among the island’s diverse population groups.”

“According to the 2011 Housing and Population Census of Mauritius, the European languages, English and French, are the claimed home languages of 0.5% and 4.3% of the population, respectively. [...] Conversely, 86% of the population claim Kreol, a French based creole born locally as a result of the language contact situation, as their home language.”

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