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==Description==
The only inhabitants of the British Indian Ocean Territory are British and United States military personnel, and associated contractors, who together number around 3,000 people according to 2018 figures. The official language is '''English'''. The forced removal of '''Chagossians''' from the Chagos Archipelago happened between 1968 and 1973. The Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 people, were removed by the UK government to '''Mauritius and Seychelles''' in order to build the military base. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "British Indian Ocean Territory," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory, accessed 15 May 2023.</ref>


The Chagossians speak [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagossian_creole '''Chagossian Creole'''], a French-based creole language whose vocabulary also includes words originating in various African and Asian languages and is part of the Bourbonnais Creole family. Chagossian Creole is still spoken by some of their descendants in Mauritius and the Seychelles. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Chagossians," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagossians, accessed 15 May 2023.</ref>
==Word List(s)==
'''Mauritian Creole'''
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/mauritiancreole.htm Useful phrases in Mauritian Creole (Omniglot)]
'''French '''
*[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
*[[France Languages#Key_Words|French Word List]]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases (Omniglot)]
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Mauritian Creole'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritian_Creole#Phonology Mauritian Creole phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/mauritiancreole.htm Mauritian Creole Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
'''French '''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language#Phonology French Language Consonants and Vowels (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language#Writing_system French Language Alphabet (Wikipedia)]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Mauritian Creole'''
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GkIw7_gPbs Learn Mauritian Creole in 15 mins (YouTube)]
* Baker, Philip, and Vinesh Y Hookoomsing. ''Dictionary of Mauritian Creole = Diksyoner kreol morisyen = Dictionnaire du crʹeole mauricien.'' Paris: L'Harmattan, 1987. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/60272529 WorldCat].
* Lee, Jacques K. ''Mauritius : its Creole language : the ultimate Creole phrase book : English-Creole dictionary.'' London, England: Nautilus Pub. Co., 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/262887318 WorldCat].
'''French '''
*[[France Languages|French Language]]
*[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/fr English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/fr/en/Learn-French Learn French (duolingo)]
*[https://www.babbel.com/learn-french Learn French (Babbel)]
==Additional Resources==
*[https://alphaomegatranslations.com/foreign-language/what-are-the-bourbonnais-creole-languages/ What Are the Bourbonnais Creole Languages? (AlphaOmega)]
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Indian-Ocean-Territory British Indian Ocean Territory (Britannica)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory#:~:text=Established%20as%20a%20territory%20of,Chagos%20Archipelago%20of%202%2C300%20islands. British Indian Ocean Territory (Wikitravel)]
==References==


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Description[edit | edit source]

The only inhabitants of the British Indian Ocean Territory are British and United States military personnel, and associated contractors, who together number around 3,000 people according to 2018 figures. The official language is English. The forced removal of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago happened between 1968 and 1973. The Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 people, were removed by the UK government to Mauritius and Seychelles in order to build the military base. [1]

The Chagossians speak Chagossian Creole, a French-based creole language whose vocabulary also includes words originating in various African and Asian languages and is part of the Bourbonnais Creole family. Chagossian Creole is still spoken by some of their descendants in Mauritius and the Seychelles. [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Mauritian Creole

French

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Mauritian Creole

French

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Mauritian Creole

  • Learn Mauritian Creole in 15 mins (YouTube)
  • Baker, Philip, and Vinesh Y Hookoomsing. Dictionary of Mauritian Creole = Diksyoner kreol morisyen = Dictionnaire du crʹeole mauricien. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1987. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Lee, Jacques K. Mauritius : its Creole language : the ultimate Creole phrase book : English-Creole dictionary. London, England: Nautilus Pub. Co., 2003. Available at: WorldCat.

French

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "British Indian Ocean Territory," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory, accessed 15 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Chagossians," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagossians, accessed 15 May 2023.
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