Chagossian creole

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Chagossian Creole
Kreol Ilois
Native to Mauritius, Seychelles
Native speakers
3,000  (date missing)[citation needed]
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Chagossian Creole (also Kreol Ilois or just Ilois) is a French-based Creole spoken by the 3,000 or so Chagossians, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago. 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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