(documentation MorisyenLanguage EnglishLanguage "The MorisyenLanguage is a FrenchBasedCreoleLanguage of Mauritius. SIL code: MFE. ISO 639-2: cpf. Population: 600,000 first language speakers in Mauritius (1989). Population: total both countries 604,000. Region: Also spoken in Madagascar. Alternate names: MAURITIUS CREOLE FRENCH, KREOLE, KREOL, MAURITIAN, MAURYSEN. Dialects: RODRIGUES CREOLE. Comments: Closer to French creoles of the Caribbean than to Reunion Creole (Philip Baker). Nearly identical to Rodrigues. Bilingualism in French. The mother tongue of virtually the entire population (D. Bickerton). Lower prestige than French or English. Trade language. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions 1885-1900.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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