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.
| Chagossian Creole | |
|---|---|
| kreol Ilwa | |
| Native to | Mauritius, Seychelles |
| Ethnicity | Chagossians |
Native speakers | (1,800 cited 1994)[1] |
French Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| IETF | mfe-IO |
See also
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References
edit- ^ 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 Unpublished PhD thesis, University of California, San Diego.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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