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| | Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) |
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| |Name=Seychelles
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| ==Description==
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| The official languages of Seychelles are: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Seychelles," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles#:~:text=official%20languages, accessed 15 Dec 2022.</ref>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language '''French'''] - 0.7% of the population
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language '''English'''] - 5.1% of the population - most businesses and official meetings are conducted in English.
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychellois_Creole '''Seychellois Creole'''] (French-based creole language) - 91% of the population
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| ** also known as Seychelles Creole and Seselwa Creole
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| ** de facto national language and most widely spoken native language of the country
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| ** often spoken with English words and phrases mixed into the Seychellois Creole
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| ==Word List(s)==
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| * [https://wikitravel.org/en/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Seychellois%20Creole%20phrasebook Seychellois Creole phrasebook] - Wikitravel
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| * [https://wikitravel.org/en/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Seychellois Creole Phrase list] - Wikitravel
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| * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Seychellois%20Creole%20phrasebook Seychellois Creole phrasebook] - WikiVoyage
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| * [https://wold.clld.org/vocabulary/7#:~:text=Vocabulary%20Seychelles%20Creole Vocabulary Seychelles Creole] - WOLD
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| * [https://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Seychelloiscreole.html#:~:text=Seychellois%20Creole%20phrases Seychellois Creole phrases] - Surface Languages
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| * [[French Genealogical Word List]]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Alphabet'''
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/seselwa.htm#:~:text=Seychelles%20Creole%20alphabet Seychelles Creole alphabet] - Omniglot
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| '''Pronunciation'''
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/seselwa.htm#:~:text=Seychelles%20Creole%20pronunciation Seychelles Creole pronunciation] - Omniglot
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| * [https://wikitravel.org/en/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Seychellois Creole Pronunciation guide] - Wikitravel
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| * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Seychellois Creole Pronunciation guide] - WikiVoyage
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Dictionaries'''
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| * Gillieaux, Colette. ''The Seychelles Creole-English dictionary.'' Victoria, Seychelles: Pangaea Portraits Ltd, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1110446945 WorldCat].
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| * Gébert, Alain and Annie Risler. ''A dictionary and grammar of seychellois sign language. Volume 1.'' Mahé: APHI Seychelles, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1140402076 WorldCat].
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| '''Online Dictionaries'''
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| * [https://glosbe.com/crs/en Dictionary Seselwa Creole French - English] - Glosbe
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| * [https://glosbe.com/en/crs Dictionary English - Seselwa Creole French] - Glosbe
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| * [http://www.babilon-translator.com/english-to-seselwa-dictionary/ English to Seselwa Dictionary] - Babilon Online Translator
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| '''Language Aids'''
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| * Corne, Chris. ''Seychelles Creole grammar.'' Tübingen: TBL-Verlag Narr, 1977. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/4033077 WorldCat].
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| * Choppy, M. T. ''A programme for foreigners who wish to learn the Seychellois language.'' Mahé, Seychelles: Lenstiti Kreol, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1082292346 WorldCat].
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| * Mair, Lyn and Lynnath Beckley. ''Seychelles.'' Chesham: Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, 2021. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1294141843 WorldCat].
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| * Gstaltmayr, Heiner and Heike Mallad. ''Seychelles.'' Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Marco Polo Travel Publishing Ltd., 2020. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1112379478 WorldCat].
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| == References ==
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