Chagossian creole

French-based creole of former Chagos Islands inhabitants

Chagossian Creole

kreol Ilwa
Native to| Mauritius, Seychelles
Ethnicity| Chagossians

Native speakers

| (1,800 cited 1994)[1]

Language family

French Creole

* Bourbonnais Creoles
* Mauritian Creole
* Chagossian Creole

Language codes
ISO 639-3| –
Glottolog| None
IETF| `mfe-IO`

Chagossian creole also known as Chagossian Kreol (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. Ilwa is a variety of Mauritian Creole with influences from Seychellois Creole. 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

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* United Kingdom portal
* Africa portal
* Languages portal

* Creole language
* Agalega creole
* Mauritian creole
* Rodriguan creole

## References

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1. ^ 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.

Papen, Robert A. 1978. The French-based Creoles of the Indian Ocean: An Analysis and Comparison. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of California, San Diego. University Microfilms International.

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Asia|

* Tây Bồi

Indian Ocean|

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Oceania|

* Tayo

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