਀               ਀          ਀            ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　∀ 㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㠀 愀氀琀㴀⸀  src="/Images/pixel.gif" ਀                   眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀　 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀        㰀琀爀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀　∀㸀          ऀ      ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀        㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀㸀 ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀㄀㈀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㈀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀ 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀瀀椀砀攀氀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㄀㈀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀        㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀㸀  ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　∀ 㸀㰀椀洀最 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀　 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㌀∀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀ 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀瀀椀砀攀氀⸀最椀昀∀戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀        㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀㸀 ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀㄀㈀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㈀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀ 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀瀀椀砀攀氀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㄀㈀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀        㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀∀ 㸀          ऀ ਀         㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀刀椀最栀琀䜀爀攀礀伀渀开䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㤀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀戀愀猀攀氀椀渀攀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀  ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀刀椀最栀琀䜀爀攀礀伀渀开䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㤀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀戀愀猀攀氀椀渀攀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀ ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀刀椀最栀琀䜀爀攀礀伀渀开䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㤀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀戀愀猀攀氀椀渀攀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀ ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀刀椀最栀琀䜀爀攀礀伀渀开䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㤀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀戀愀猀攀氀椀渀攀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀ ਀         㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀刀椀最栀琀䜀爀攀礀伀渀开䘀㌀䘀㌀䘀㌀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㤀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀戀愀猀攀氀椀渀攀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀        㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀       㰀⼀琀戀漀搀礀㸀  Main Index   Chapters Fauna History Language Music Stamps ਀       㰀瀀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀                㰀琀戀漀搀礀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀䈀氀愀挀欀∀㸀  ਀                  㰀琀搀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㔀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀  src="/Images/pixel.gif" ਀                   眀椀搀琀栀㴀㔀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                  㰀琀搀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀  src="/Images/pixel.gif" ਀                   眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                㰀琀爀㸀  ਀                  㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀洀椀搀搀氀攀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀ 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀吀爀愀昀椀氀攀琀琀漀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀　∀㸀匀椀琀攀猀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                㰀琀爀㸀  ਀                㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                  㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀㌀  挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀䈀氀愀挀欀∀㸀 Creole ਀                    㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀猀攀最愀⸀洀甀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀匀攀最愀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Stamps ਀                    㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀戀椀爀搀猀⸀洀甀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䈀椀爀搀猀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Alpa ਀                    㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀漀爀挀栀椀搀猀⸀洀甀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀伀爀挀栀椀搀猀㰀⼀愀㸀 㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                㰀⼀琀戀漀搀礀㸀  ਀              㰀瀀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀瀀㸀

History of Mauritian Creole

Apart from place names such as Flaq, Plaines Wilhelm and Flic–en–Flac, there are no Dutch works in Kreol. The tiny island of Mauritius ਀                      栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 愀 ∀洀攀氀琀椀渀最 瀀漀琀∀ 愀渀搀 椀琀猀 氀椀渀最甀椀猀琀椀挀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瘀攀爀礀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀砀⸀ 㰀⼀瀀㸀

While English is the official language of parliament, traffic regulations, and school administration, it is spoken by only 3% of the population. ਀                      䘀爀攀渀挀栀 椀猀 琀栀攀 渀愀琀椀瘀攀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀 漀昀 䘀爀愀渀挀漀ⴀ洀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀猀 愀渀搀 椀猀 甀猀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 洀愀猀猀 洀攀搀椀愀⸀ 䔀椀最栀琀礀 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀猀瀀愀瀀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 椀渀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀Ⰰ  which also dominates the advertising field. Mauritian Creole, or MC, is the national language and is spoken by the majority of Mauritians. ਀                    㰀⼀瀀㸀

Nearly the entire population knows and uses MC for communication. The majority of MC words are of French origin, although ਀                      洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 ㄀㔀　 愀爀攀 搀攀爀椀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀Ⰰ 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 㔀　 昀爀漀洀 䤀渀搀椀愀渀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 昀爀漀洀 䴀愀氀愀最愀猀礀 愀渀搀 䌀栀椀渀攀猀攀⸀ 䰀椀欀攀 洀愀渀礀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀ⴀ氀攀砀椀挀漀渀  creoles, MC words often incorporate the article as part of the form of the word. For example: "liver" (winter), derives from the French ਀                      ∀氀✀栀椀瘀攀爀∀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ∀搀椀氀漀∀ ⠀眀愀琀攀爀⤀ 昀爀漀洀 ∀搀攀 氀✀攀愀甀∀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

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Table of Content਀         㰀⼀琀搀㸀
਀          ऀऀऀऀऀ㰀瀀㸀吀爀愀瘀攀氀氀攀爀猀✀ 䌀爀攀漀氀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀          ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀⼀倀栀爀愀猀攀䌀栀攀洀椀渀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䄀猀欀 礀漀甀爀 眀愀礀 椀渀 䌀爀攀漀氀攀㰀⼀愀㸀
਀          ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀⼀䐀椀挀琀椀漀渀愀爀礀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䐀椀挀琀椀漀渀愀爀礀㰀⼀愀㸀
਀          ऀऀऀऀऀ㰀瀀㸀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀猀 漀昀 䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀㰀⼀瀀㸀
Languages spoken in Mauritius
਀          ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀⼀唀爀搀甀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀唀爀搀甀Ⰰ 愀 䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀 漀昀 倀愀欀椀猀琀愀渀㰀⼀愀㸀
਀          ऀऀऀऀऀ㰀瀀㸀䬀爀攀漀氀 䴀漀爀椀猀礀攀渀㰀⼀瀀㸀
Pidgins and Creoles
Mauritian Creole
਀          ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀⼀䌀爀攀漀氀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀吀甀 搀椀洀甀渀渀 瀀甀 瘀椀渀椀 欀爀攀漀氀 ⴀ 吀栀攀 䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀 䌀爀攀漀氀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀挀攀瀀琀 漀昀 挀爀攀漀氀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀愀㸀
਀          ऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀⼀䌀爀攀漀氀椀猀琀䄀爀挀栀椀瘀攀猀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䌀爀攀漀氀椀猀琀 䄀爀挀栀椀瘀攀猀㰀⼀愀㸀