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Réunion Creole French

Réunion Creole French is an Indo-European language spoken in Réunion, by about 600 thousand people.

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Réunion Creole French · 21.1°S 55.5°E

Réunion Creole, or Reunionese Creole (Reunionese Creole: kréol rénioné or kréol rényoné; French: créole réunionnais), is a French-based creole language spoken on Réunion. It is derived mainly from French and includes terms from Malagasy, Hindi, Portuguese, Gujarati and Tamil. In recent years, there has been an effort to develop a spelling dictionary and grammar rules. Partly because of the lack of an official orthography but also because schools are taught in French, Réunion Creole is rarely written. Notably, two translations of the French comic Asterix have been published. It is now the native language of 90% of the island's population.

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Words in Réunion Creole French

MeaningWordRomanization
womanfanm
friendzami
earzorèy
nosené
toothdan
handmin
heartkèr
headtèt
bloodsan
bonezo
skinpo
kneezonou
waterlo
firefé
starzétoil
windvan
seamèr
nightnuit
dogsien
catsat
fishpoison
birdzoizo
oneinn
twodé
threetroi
fourkat
fivesink
tendis
hundredsan
Imoin

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