Kreol Morisien
Mauritian Creole
French-based creole
Mauritian Creole (Kreol Morisien) is the de facto national language of Mauritius, derived from 18th-century French during the colonial period with substrate influence from Malagasy, East African, and Indian languages. It has standardized orthography (Lortograf-larmoni 2011) using phonemic spelling rather than French historical spellings. About 1.3 million speakers.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Mauritian Creole
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: French-based creole
| Meaning | Mauritian Creole | Seychellois Creole | Réunion Creole | French Guianese Creole | Guadeloupean Creole | Haitian Creole | Saint Lucian Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | dilo /dilo/ | delo /delo/ | 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 /sɔlɛj/ | solèy /solɛj/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | sòlèy /sɔlɛj/ |
| Moon | lalinn /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ |
| Star | zetwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | zétoil /zetwal/ | zétwèl /zetwɛl/ | zétwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | étwal /etwal/ |
| Night | lanwit /lanwit/ | lannwit /lanwit/ | nwi /nwi/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannuit /lanɥit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ |
| Rain | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ |
| Snow | lanez /lanez/ | lannez /lanez/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lanèj /lanɛʒ/ | lannèj /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/ | ròch /ʁɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔtʃ/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ |
| Mountain | montagn /mõˈtaɲ/ | montanny /mɔ̃taɲ/ | montagn /mɔ̃taɲ/ | — | mòn /mɔn/ | mòn /mɔn/ | mòn /mɔn/ |
| Sea | lamer /lamer/ | lanmer /lãmɛr/ | lamer /lamɛr/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ |
| Mother | mama /mama/ | manman /mãmã/ | 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 | tifi /tifi/ | fiy /fij/ | fiy /fij/ | tifi /tifi/ | fi /fi/ | pitit fi /pitit fi/ | tifi /tifi/ |
| I | mo /mo/ | mon /mɔ̃/ | mwin /mwɛ̃/ | mo /mo/ | an /ã/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ |
| You | to /to/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | to /to/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ |
| We | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ |
| Name | nom /nom/ | non /nɔ̃/ | nom /nɔm/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ |
| Person | dimounn /dimun/ | dimoun /dimun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ |
| Head | latet /latet/ | latet /latɛt/ | latèt /latɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ |
| Eye | lizie /lizje/ | lizye /lizje/ | zié /zje/ | wéy /wej/ | zyé /zje/ | je /ʒe/ | zyé /zje/ |
| Ear | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zòrè /zɔʁɛ/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zòrèy /zɔɾɛj/ | zòwèy /zɔwɛj/ |
| Nose | nene /nene/ | nennen /nɛ̃nɛ̃/ | 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 | lame /lame/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | lamin /lamɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛn/ |
| Foot | lipie /lipje/ | lipye /lipje/ | pié /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pye /pje/ | pyé /pje/ |
| Heart | leker /lekeɾ/ | leker /lekeʁ/ | ker /kɛʁ/ | tchò /tʃɔ/ | kè /kɛ/ | 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/ | disan /disã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ |
| Poop | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | mèrd /mɛrd/ | kaka /kaka/ | chyé /ʃje/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ |
| Love | lamour /lamuɾ/ | lanmour /lãmuʁ/ | lamour /lamuʁ/ | renmen /ʁɛ̃mɛn/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ |
| Tree | pye /pje/ | pye dibwa /pje dibwa/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ | pyebwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ |
| Dog | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | lisyen /lisjɛ̃/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chen /ʃɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛn/ |
| Cat | sat /sat/ | sat /sat/ | shat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃa/ | chat /ʃat/ | 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/ | zozo /zozo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | jibyé /ʒibje/ |
| Butterfly | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyòt /papijɔt/ |
| Egg | dizef /dizef/ | dizef /dizɛf/ | zé /ze/ | dizé /dize/ | zé /ze/ | 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 | dimiel /dimjɛl/ | dimyel /dimjɛl/ | domiel /domjɛl/ | myèl /mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo 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 | divin /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | vin /vɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ |
| Rice | diri /diri/ | diri /diri/ | diri /diʁi/ | douri /duʁi/ | diri /diʁi/ | 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/ | rou /ʁu/ | wou /wu/ | 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 /bwaɾ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ |
| Sleep | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dronmi /dʁɔ̃mi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ |
| One | enn /ɛn/ | enn /ɛn/ | inn /in/ | roun /ʁun/ | yonn /jõn/ | 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/ | trwa /tʁwa/ | twa /twa/ | 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 /bõzuɾ/ | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ |
| Thank you | mersi /meɾsi/ | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | 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/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ |
| Red | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouj /ʁuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | 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 /vɛr/ | ver /ver/ | vèr /vɛr/ | vèrt /vɛʁt/ | vè /vɛ/ | vèt /vɛt/ | vèt /vɛt/ |
| Blue | ble /ble/ | ble /ble/ | blë /blɛ/ | blé /ble/ | — | ble /ble/ | blé /ble/ |
| Computer | ordinater /ɔrdinatɛr/ | konpiter /kɔ̃pitɛr/ | — | òrdinatò /ɔʁdinatɔ/ | òwdinatè /ɔwdinatɛ/ | 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/ | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ | zoranj /zoɾãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ |
| Ninety-nine | katrovin-diznef /katrovɛ̃diznɛf/ | — | — | — | — | katrevendiznèf /katɾevɛ̃diznɛf/ | — |
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