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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.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language '''English'''] - 5.1% of the population - most businesses and official meetings are conducted in English.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychellois_Creole '''Seychellois Creole'''] (French-based creole language) - 91% of the population
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychellois_Creole '''Seychellois Creole'''] (French-based creole language) - 91% of the population
** also known as Seychelles Creole and Seselwa Creole
** de facto national language and most widely spoken native language of the country
** de facto national language and most widely spoken native language of the country
** often spoken with English words and phrases mixed into the Seychellois Creole
** often spoken with English words and phrases mixed into the Seychellois Creole


==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Seychellois%20Creole%20phrasebook Seychellois Creole phrasebook] - Wikitravel
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Seychellois Creole Phrase list] - Wikitravel
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Seychellois%20Creole%20phrasebook Seychellois Creole phrasebook] - WikiVoyage
* [https://wold.clld.org/vocabulary/7#:~:text=Vocabulary%20Seychelles%20Creole Vocabulary Seychelles Creole] - WOLD
* [https://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Seychelloiscreole.html#:~:text=Seychellois%20Creole%20phrases Seychellois Creole phrases] - Surface Languages
* [[French Genealogical Word List]]


==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
'''Alphabet'''
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/seselwa.htm#:~:text=Seychelles%20Creole%20alphabet Seychelles Creole alphabet] - Omniglot


'''Pronunciation'''
'''Pronunciation'''
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/seselwa.htm#:~:text=Seychelles%20Creole%20pronunciation Seychelles Creole pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Seychellois Creole Pronunciation guide] - Wikitravel
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seychellois_Creole_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Seychellois Creole Pronunciation guide] - WikiVoyage


==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* Gillieaux, Colette. ''The Seychelles Creole-English dictionary.'' Victoria, Seychelles: Pangaea Portraits Ltd, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1110446945 WorldCat].
* 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].


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://glosbe.com/crs/en Dictionary Seselwa Creole French - English] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/crs Dictionary English - Seselwa Creole French] - Glosbe
* [http://www.babilon-translator.com/english-to-seselwa-dictionary/ English to Seselwa Dictionary] - Babilon Online Translator


'''Language Aids'''
'''Langugage Aids'''
* Corne, Chris. ''Seychelles Creole grammar.'' Tübingen: TBL-Verlag Narr, 1977. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/4033077 WorldCat].
* 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].


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
* Mair, Lyn and Lynnath Beckley. ''Seychelles.'' Chesham: Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, 2021. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1294141843 WorldCat].
* Gstaltmayr, Heiner and Heike Mallad. ''Seychelles.'' Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Marco Polo Travel Publishing Ltd., 2020. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1112379478 WorldCat].


== References  ==
== References  ==
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Description[edit | edit source]

The official languages of Seychelles are: [1]

  • French - 0.7% of the population
  • English - 5.1% of the population - most businesses and official meetings are conducted in English.
  • Seychellois Creole (French-based creole language) - 91% of the population
    • de facto national language and most widely spoken native language of the country
    • often spoken with English words and phrases mixed into the Seychellois Creole

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

Online Dictionaries

Langugage Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Seychelles," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles#:~:text=official%20languages, accessed 15 Dec 2022.
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