Chagossian Creole

Chagossian Creole
Kreol Ilois
Spoken in	Mauritius, Seychelles
Native speakers	3,000  (date missing)
Language family	French Creole Bourbonnais Creoles Seychellois? Chagossian Creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Chagossian Creole (also Kreol Ilois or just Ilois) 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.

This British Indian Ocean Territory-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Language articles with undated speaker data French-based pidgins and creoles Culture of the British Indian Ocean Territory Language stubs Africa stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Jeremiah Dominguez Terret Look at other dictionaries: Mauritian Creole — Kreol Morisien Spoken in  Mauritius Native speakers 1.2 million  (date missing …   Wikipedia French-based creole languages — This article is part of the series on: French language Langues d oïl Dialects Creoles Francophonie History Oaths of Strasbourg Ordinance of Villers Cotterêts Anglo Norman Grammar …   Wikipedia 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:*… …   Wikipedia Chagossians — Chagossians/Chagos Islanders Îlois A Chagossian and his final coconut harvest, photographed at the time of the first United States encampment (1971). Regions with significant populations 3,000 in Mauritius and the United Kingdom …   Wikipedia Chagos Archipelago — …   Wikipedia Контактные языки на французской основе — Таксон: пиджины, креольские, смешанные языки Прародина: Франция Ареал: Америка …   Википедия Diego Garcia — For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation). Diego Garcia IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG Summary …   Wikipedia Peros Banhos — is a formerly inhabited atoll in the Chagos Archipelago of the British Indian Ocean Territory.GeographyThe atoll has a total area of 503 km², but a land area of only 13 km², made up by some 32 islets. 490 km², most of the remaining surface, is… …   Wikipedia Depopulation of Diego Garcia — The Diego Garcia depopulation controversy pertains to the expulsion of the indigenous inhabitants of the island of Diego Garcia and the other islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) by the United Kingdom, beginning in 1968 and… …   Wikipedia Culture of the Indian Ocean Islands — The culture of the Indian Ocean islands reflects the ethnic diversity, history, politics, music, dance, food, drink, arts, sports and international influences in that region. The area includes Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba Island), Madagascar,… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”