Rodriguan creole

Rodriguan Creole
kreol
Native to	Rodrigues
Native speakers	40,000 (date missing)
Language family	French Creole Bourbonnais Creoles Mauritian Creole Rodriguan Creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
Linguasphere	`51-AAC-ced`

Rodriguan Creole is a dialect of Mauritian Creole spoken on the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. The number of speakers is estimated at 40,000. On the island of Rodrigues, like in the rest of the republic of Mauritius, English is the official language and French is also spoken.

Public warning in the Rodriguan variety of Mauritian Creole in Port Mathurin (pas zet salte ici: don't throw any litter here)

French-based creole languages and pidgins by continent

Africa	Petit Mauresque Petit nègre

Americas	Haitian Antillean See also: Dominica, Grenadian, Saint Lucian Louisiana French Guianese Lanc-Patuá Belle Isle Pidgin

Asia	Tây Bồi

Indian Ocean	Bourbonnais Agalega Chagossian Mauritian Réunion Rodriguan Seychellois

Oceania	Tayo

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Rodriguan creole

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