Chagossian creole

Chagossian Creole
Chagossian Creole
kreol Ilwa
Native to	Mauritius, Seychelles
Native speakers	(1,800 cited 1994)
Language family	French Creole Bourbonnais Creoles Mauritian Creole Chagossian Creole; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
IETF	mfe-IO

Chagossian creole (also créole îlois, kreol Ilwa, or just Ilwa) is a French-based creole that was still spoken in 1994 by the 1,800 or so Chagossians, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago evicted in the early 1970s. Ilwa is a variety of Mauritian Creole with influences from Seychellois Creole. It is currently spoken mainly in Mauritius and the Seychelles. There is also a small minority community speaking the language in the United Kingdom.

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