Bourbonnais Creole
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Bourbonnais Creole is a family of French-based creole languages
spoken in the western Indian Ocean
. The close relation of the languages is a consequent of the similar historical and cultural backgrounds of the islands. There are six languages in this family:
French-based creole languages
A French Creole, or French-based Creole language, is a creole language based on the French language, more specifically on a 17th century koiné French extant in Paris, the French Atlantic harbors, and the nascent French colonies...
spoken in the western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. The close relation of the languages is a consequent of the similar historical and cultural backgrounds of the islands. There are six languages in this family:
- Agalega CreoleAgalega CreoleAgalega Creole is a French-based creole language spoken in Agalega. It has been heavily influenced by both Mauritian Creole and Seychellois Creole, as well as Malagasy. The total population of speakers number just under 1,000....
- Chagossian CreoleChagossian CreoleChagossian Creole is a French-based Creole spoken by the 3,000 or so Chagossians, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago. It is currently spoken mainly in Mauritius and the Seychelles. There is also a small minority community speaking the language in the United Kingdom....
- Mauritian CreoleMauritian CreoleMauritian Creole is a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius. In addition to the French base of the language, there are also some words from English and from the many African and Asian languages that have been spoken on the island.- Sociolinguistic Situation :Mauritian Creole is the...
- Réunion CreoleRéunion CreoleRéunion Creole or Reunionese Creole , or Créole Réunionnais in French is a creole language spoken on Réunion...
- Rodriguan CreoleRodriguan CreoleRodriguan Creole is a dialect of Mauritian Creole spoken on the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. The total number of speakers is estimated at 40,000. On the island of Rodrigues, like in the rest of the republic of Mauritius, English is the official language and French is also spoken....
- Seychellois CreoleSeychellois CreoleSeychellois Creole, also known as Kreol or Seselwa, is the French-based creole language of the Seychelles. It shares official language status with English and French ....