Seychellois Creole

Seychellois Creole
kreol, seselwa
Native toSeychelles
EthnicitySeychellois Creoles
Native speakers
(73,000 cited 1998)[1]
Dialects
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Seychelles
Regulated byLenstiti Kreol
Language codes
ISO 639-3crs
Glottologsese1246
Linguasphere(& -ceb) 51-AAC-cea (& -ceb)
Location of Seychelles where the creole is spoken
Sign in Seychellois Creole, La Digue. Ede pou kit La Digue prop silvouple, meaning "Please help to keep La Digue clean."

Seychellois Creole (/sˈʃɛlwɑː/), also known as Kreol, Seselwa Creole French, and Seselwa Creole is the French-based creole language spoken by the Seychelles Creole people of the Seychelles. It shares national language status with English and French (in contrast to Mauritian and Réunion Creole, which lack official status in Mauritius and France).

  1. ^ Seychellois Creole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)