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==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''' | ||
'''Langugage 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== | ||
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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
- Gillieaux, Colette. The Seychelles Creole-English dictionary. Victoria, Seychelles: Pangaea Portraits Ltd, 2019. Available at: WorldCat.
- Gébert, Alain and Annie Risler. A dictionary and grammar of seychellois sign language. Volume 1. Mahé: APHI Seychelles, 2019. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
Langugage Aids
- Corne, Chris. Seychelles Creole grammar. Tübingen: TBL-Verlag Narr, 1977. Available at: WorldCat.
- Choppy, M. T. A programme for foreigners who wish to learn the Seychellois language. Mahé, Seychelles: Lenstiti Kreol, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Seychelles," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles#:~:text=official%20languages, accessed 15 Dec 2022.