Kreol Seselwa
Seychellois Creole
French-based creole
Seychellois Creole (Kreol Seselwa) is the national language of the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean, French-based with East African Bantu, Malagasy and Indian Ocean substrate influences. With ~73K L1 speakers, it forms the Indian Ocean French-creole triad together with Mauritian (mfe) and Réunion (rcf) creoles. Standardized in 1981 by the Lenstiti Kreol with a phonemic Latin orthography. Co-official with English and French; used in primary schooling, parliament and the long-running radio drama Karanbol.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Seychellois Creole
Sources
- Bollée & D'Offay (2009) Le créole seychellois
- Lenstiti Kreol (Creole Institute Seychelles)
- Ethnologue 27: Seselwa Creole French
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: French-based creole
| Meaning | Seychellois Creole | Mauritian Creole | Réunion Creole | Guadeloupean Creole | French Guianese Creole | Haitian Creole | Saint Lucian Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | delo /delo/ | dilo /dilo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ |
| Fire | dife /dife/ | dife /dife/ | dofé /dofe/ | difé /dife/ | difé /dife/ | dife /dife/ | difé /dife/ |
| Sun | soley /solej/ | soley /solej/ | soley /solej/ | solèy /solɛj/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | sòlèy /sɔlɛj/ |
| Moon | lalin /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ |
| Star | zetwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | zétoil /zetwal/ | zétwal /zetwal/ | zétwèl /zetwɛl/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | étwal /etwal/ |
| Night | lannwit /lanwit/ | lanwit /lanwit/ | nwi /nwi/ | lannuit /lanɥit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ |
| Rain | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ |
| Snow | lannez /lanez/ | lanez /lanez/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lannèj /lanɛʒ/ | lanèj /lanɛʒ/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lannèj /lãnɛʒ/ |
| Wind | divan /diˈvã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ |
| Earth | later /latɛr/ | later /latɛr/ | later /latɛr/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ |
| Stone | ros /ros/ | ros /ros/ | galé /ɡale/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ | ròch /ʁɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔtʃ/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ |
| Mountain | montanny /mɔ̃taɲ/ | montagn /mõˈtaɲ/ | montagn /mɔ̃taɲ/ | mòn /mɔn/ | — | mòn /mɔn/ | mòn /mɔn/ |
| Sea | lanmer /lãmɛr/ | lamer /lamer/ | lamer /lamɛr/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ |
| Mother | manman /mãmã/ | mama /mama/ | manmon /mãmõ/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ |
| Father | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ |
| Daughter | fiy /fij/ | tifi /tifi/ | fiy /fij/ | fi /fi/ | tifi /tifi/ | pitit fi /pitit fi/ | tifi /tifi/ |
| I | mon /mɔ̃/ | mo /mo/ | mwin /mwɛ̃/ | an /ã/ | mo /mo/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ |
| You | ou /u/ | to /to/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | to /to/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ |
| We | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ |
| Name | non /nɔ̃/ | nom /nom/ | nom /nɔm/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ |
| Person | dimoun /dimun/ | dimounn /dimun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ |
| Head | latet /latɛt/ | latet /latet/ | latèt /latɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ |
| Eye | lizye /lizje/ | lizie /lizje/ | zié /zje/ | zyé /zje/ | wéy /wej/ | je /ʒe/ | zyé /zje/ |
| Ear | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zòrè /zɔʁɛ/ | zòrèy /zɔɾɛj/ | zòwèy /zɔwɛj/ |
| Nose | nennen /nɛ̃nɛ̃/ | nene /nene/ | né /ne/ | nen /nɛ̃/ | nen /nɛ̃/ | nen /nɛn/ | né /ne/ |
| Mouth | labous /labus/ | labous /labus/ | labous /labus/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ |
| Tooth | ledan /lədã/ | ledan /lədã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ |
| Tongue | lalang /lalãɡ/ | lalang /lalãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lanng /lãŋ/ |
| Hand | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | lame /lame/ | lamin /lamɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛn/ |
| Foot | lipye /lipje/ | lipie /lipje/ | pié /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pye /pje/ | pyé /pje/ |
| Heart | leker /lekeʁ/ | leker /lekeɾ/ | ker /kɛʁ/ | kè /kɛ/ | tchò /tʃɔ/ | kè /kɛ/ | tjè /tʃɛ/ |
| Bone | lezo /lezo/ | lezo /lezo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ |
| Blood | disan /disã/ | disan /disã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | disan /disã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ |
| Poop | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | mèrd /mɛrd/ | chyé /ʃje/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ |
| Love | lanmour /lãmuʁ/ | lamour /lamuɾ/ | lamour /lamuʁ/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | renmen /ʁɛ̃mɛn/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ |
| Tree | pye dibwa /pje dibwa/ | pye /pje/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pyebwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ |
| Dog | lisyen /lisjɛ̃/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chen /ʃɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛn/ |
| Cat | sat /sat/ | sat /sat/ | shat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃa/ | chat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃa/ |
| Fish | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwéson /pwesɔ̃/ |
| Bird | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zozo /zozo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | jibyé /ʒibje/ |
| Butterfly | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyòt /papijɔt/ |
| Egg | dizef /dizɛf/ | dizef /dizef/ | zé /ze/ | zé /ze/ | dizé /dize/ | ze /ze/ | zé /ze/ |
| Bear | lours /lurs/ | lours /lurs/ | lours /luʁs/ | lous /lus/ | lous /lus/ | lous /lus/ | bè /bɛ/ |
| Horse | seval /seval/ | seval /seval/ | soval /soval/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | chwal /ʃwal/ | chouval /ʃuval/ |
| House | lakaz /lakaz/ | lakaz /lakaz/ | kaz /kaz/ | kaz /kaz/ | kaz /kaz/ | kay /kaj/ | kay /kaj/ |
| Milk | dile /dile/ | dile /dile/ | dolé /dole/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ |
| Honey | dimyel /dimjɛl/ | dimiel /dimjɛl/ | domiel /domjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | myèl /mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ |
| Salt | disel /disel/ | disel /disel/ | dosèl /dosɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ |
| Wine | diven /divɛ̃/ | divin /divɛ̃/ | vin /vɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ |
| Rice | diri /diri/ | diri /diri/ | diri /diʁi/ | diri /diʁi/ | douri /duʁi/ | diri /diˈɾi/ | diwi /diwi/ |
| Chocolate | sokola /sokola/ | sokola /sokola/ | — | chokola /ʃokola/ | chokola /ʃokola/ | chokola /ʃokoˈla/ | — |
| Iron | fer /fer/ | fer /fer/ | fer /fɛr/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ |
| Wheel | larou /laru/ | larou /laru/ | rou /ru/ | wou /wu/ | rou /ʁu/ | wou /wu/ | woul /wul/ |
| Silk | laswa /laswa/ | laswa /laswa/ | — | swa /swa/ | — | swa /swa/ | swa /swa/ |
| Book | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ |
| Eat | manze /mãze/ | manze /mãze/ | manz /mãz/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manje /mãʒe/ | manjé /mãʒe/ |
| Drink | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwar /bwaɾ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ |
| Sleep | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dronmi /dʁɔ̃mi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ |
| One | enn /ɛn/ | enn /ɛn/ | inn /in/ | yonn /jõn/ | roun /ʁun/ | youn /jun/ | yonn /jɔn/ |
| Two | de /de/ | de /de/ | dé /de/ | dé /de/ | dé /de/ | de /de/ | dé /de/ |
| Three | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /trwa/ | twa /twa/ | trwa /tʁwa/ | twa /twa/ | twa /twa/ |
| Four | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ |
| Five | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | sink /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ |
| Hundred | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ |
| Hello | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ | bonzour /bõzuɾ/ | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ |
| Thank you | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | mersi /meɾsi/ | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ |
| Good | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bɔ̃/ | bon /bɔ̃/ |
| New | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ |
| Red | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | rouj /ʁuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ |
| White | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ |
| Black | nwar /nwar/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwa /nwa/ | nwè /nwɛ/ |
| Green | ver /ver/ | ver /vɛr/ | vèr /vɛr/ | vè /vɛ/ | vèrt /vɛʁt/ | vèt /vɛt/ | vèt /vɛt/ |
| Blue | ble /ble/ | ble /ble/ | blë /blɛ/ | — | blé /ble/ | ble /ble/ | blé /ble/ |
| Computer | konpiter /kɔ̃pitɛr/ | ordinater /ɔrdinatɛr/ | — | òwdinatè /ɔwdinatɛ/ | òrdinatò /ɔʁdinatɔ/ | òdinatè /ɔdinaˈtɛ/ | konpyouta /kɔ̃pjuta/ |
| Tea | dite /dite/ | dite /dite/ | — | té /te/ | té /te/ | te /te/ | dité /dite/ |
| Coffee | kafe /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafe /kaˈfe/ | kafé /kafe/ |
| Sugar | disik /disik/ | disik /disik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ |
| Orange | zoranz /zoʁãz/ | zoranz /zoʁãz/ | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zoranj /zoɾãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ |
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