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ISO 639-3 · mfemfe
French-based creole languages family · creole or pidgin
Mauritian Creole
Mauritian Creole is a creole or pidgin of the French-based creole languages branch, spoken in Mauritius. Wikidata counts about 600,000 speakers (1989). Wikidata describes it as “French-based creole spoken in Mauritius”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mfe- Glottocode
mori1278- Wikipedia
- 34 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
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Facts
| Name | Mauritian Creole |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mauritian, mfe |
| All speakers | 600,000 (1989) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Kind | creole or pidgin |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
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