Kreol Réyoné
Réunion Creole
French-based creole
Réunion Creole (Kreol Réyoné, Kréol La Rényon) is the French-based creole of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean (~600K L1 speakers), an overseas department of France. Together with Mauritian (mfe) and Seychellois (crs) creoles it forms the Indian Ocean French-creole triad (the Mascarene-creole sub-cluster). Substrate influence comes from East African Bantu, Malagasy and Indian Tamil from indentured laborers. Three competing orthographies are in use (the SudEL graphical, Lékritir 77 and Tangol). Used widely in oral domains, music (maloya, séga), and increasingly in literature, but French dominates schooling and administration.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Réunion Creole
Sources
- Cellier — Comparons nos langues
- Ethnologue 27: Réunion Creole
- Chaudenson (1974) Le lexique du parler créole de la Réunion
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: French-based creole
| Meaning | Réunion Creole | Seychellois Creole | Guadeloupean Creole | Haitian Creole | Mauritian Creole | French Guianese Creole | Saint Lucian Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | dlo /dlo/ | delo /delo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dilo /dilo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ |
| Fire | dofé /dofe/ | dife /dife/ | difé /dife/ | dife /dife/ | dife /dife/ | difé /dife/ | difé /dife/ |
| Sun | soley /solej/ | soley /solej/ | solèy /solɛj/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | soley /solej/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | sòlèy /sɔlɛj/ |
| Moon | lalinn /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ |
| Star | zétoil /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | zétwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | zétwèl /zetwɛl/ | étwal /etwal/ |
| Night | nwi /nwi/ | lannwit /lanwit/ | lannuit /lanɥit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lanwit /lanwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ |
| Rain | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ |
| Snow | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lannez /lanez/ | lannèj /lanɛʒ/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lanez /lanez/ | lanèj /lanɛʒ/ | lannèj /lãnɛʒ/ |
| Wind | divan /diˈvã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ |
| Earth | later /latɛr/ | later /latɛr/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | later /latɛr/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ |
| Stone | galé /ɡale/ | ros /ros/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔtʃ/ | ros /ros/ | ròch /ʁɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ |
| Mountain | montagn /mɔ̃taɲ/ | montanny /mɔ̃taɲ/ | mòn /mɔn/ | mòn /mɔn/ | montagn /mõˈtaɲ/ | — | mòn /mɔn/ |
| Sea | lamer /lamɛr/ | lanmer /lãmɛr/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lamer /lamer/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ |
| Mother | manmon /mãmõ/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | mama /mama/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ |
| Father | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ |
| Daughter | fiy /fij/ | fiy /fij/ | fi /fi/ | pitit fi /pitit fi/ | tifi /tifi/ | tifi /tifi/ | tifi /tifi/ |
| I | mwin /mwɛ̃/ | mon /mɔ̃/ | an /ã/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ | mo /mo/ | mo /mo/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ |
| You | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | to /to/ | to /to/ | ou /u/ |
| We | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ |
| Name | nom /nɔm/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | nom /nom/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ |
| Person | moun /mun/ | dimoun /dimun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | dimounn /dimun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ |
| Head | latèt /latɛt/ | latet /latɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | latet /latet/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ |
| Eye | zié /zje/ | lizye /lizje/ | zyé /zje/ | je /ʒe/ | lizie /lizje/ | wéy /wej/ | zyé /zje/ |
| Ear | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zòrèy /zɔɾɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zòrè /zɔʁɛ/ | zòwèy /zɔwɛj/ |
| Nose | né /ne/ | nennen /nɛ̃nɛ̃/ | nen /nɛ̃/ | nen /nɛn/ | nene /nene/ | nen /nɛ̃/ | né /ne/ |
| Mouth | labous /labus/ | labous /labus/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | labous /labus/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ |
| Tooth | dan /dã/ | ledan /lədã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | ledan /lədã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ |
| Tongue | lang /lãɡ/ | lalang /lalãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lalang /lalãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lanng /lãŋ/ |
| Hand | lamin /lamɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | lame /lame/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛn/ |
| Foot | pié /pje/ | lipye /lipje/ | pyé /pje/ | pye /pje/ | lipie /lipje/ | pyé /pje/ | pyé /pje/ |
| Heart | ker /kɛʁ/ | leker /lekeʁ/ | kè /kɛ/ | kè /kɛ/ | leker /lekeɾ/ | tchò /tʃɔ/ | tjè /tʃɛ/ |
| Bone | zo /zo/ | lezo /lezo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | lezo /lezo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ |
| Blood | san /sã/ | disan /disã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | disan /disã/ | disan /disã/ | san /sã/ |
| Poop | mèrd /mɛrd/ | kaka /kaka/ | chyé /ʃje/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ |
| Love | lamour /lamuʁ/ | lanmour /lãmuʁ/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lamour /lamuɾ/ | renmen /ʁɛ̃mɛn/ | lanmou /lãmu/ |
| Tree | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pye dibwa /pje dibwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ | pyebwa /pjebwa/ | pye /pje/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ |
| Dog | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | lisyen /lisjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chen /ʃɛ̃/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛn/ |
| Cat | shat /ʃat/ | sat /sat/ | chat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃat/ | sat /sat/ | chat /ʃa/ | 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/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zozo /zozo/ | jibyé /ʒibje/ |
| Butterfly | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyòt /papijɔt/ |
| Egg | zé /ze/ | dizef /dizɛf/ | zé /ze/ | ze /ze/ | dizef /dizef/ | dizé /dize/ | zé /ze/ |
| Bear | lours /luʁs/ | lours /lurs/ | lous /lus/ | lous /lus/ | lours /lurs/ | lous /lus/ | bè /bɛ/ |
| Horse | soval /soval/ | seval /seval/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | chwal /ʃwal/ | seval /seval/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | chouval /ʃuval/ |
| House | kaz /kaz/ | lakaz /lakaz/ | kaz /kaz/ | kay /kaj/ | lakaz /lakaz/ | kaz /kaz/ | kay /kaj/ |
| Milk | dolé /dole/ | dile /dile/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | dile /dile/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ |
| Honey | domiel /domjɛl/ | dimyel /dimjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | dimiel /dimjɛl/ | myèl /mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ |
| Salt | dosèl /dosɛl/ | disel /disel/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | disel /disel/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ |
| Wine | vin /vɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | divin /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ |
| Rice | diri /diʁi/ | diri /diri/ | diri /diʁi/ | diri /diˈɾi/ | diri /diri/ | douri /duʁi/ | diwi /diwi/ |
| Iron | fer /fɛr/ | fer /fer/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fer /fer/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ |
| Wheel | rou /ru/ | larou /laru/ | wou /wu/ | wou /wu/ | larou /laru/ | rou /ʁu/ | woul /wul/ |
| Book | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ |
| Eat | manz /mãz/ | manze /mãze/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manje /mãʒe/ | manze /mãze/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manjé /mãʒe/ |
| Drink | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwar /bwaɾ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ |
| Sleep | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dronmi /dʁɔ̃mi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ |
| One | inn /in/ | enn /ɛn/ | yonn /jõn/ | youn /jun/ | enn /ɛn/ | roun /ʁun/ | yonn /jɔn/ |
| Two | dé /de/ | de /de/ | dé /de/ | de /de/ | de /de/ | dé /de/ | dé /de/ |
| Three | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /trwa/ | twa /twa/ | twa /twa/ | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /tʁwa/ | twa /twa/ |
| Four | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ |
| Five | sink /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /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 /bõzuʁ/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ | bonzour /bõzuɾ/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ |
| Thank you | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mersi /meɾsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ |
| Good | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bɔ̃/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bɔ̃/ |
| New | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ |
| Red | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouj /ʁuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ |
| White | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ |
| Black | nwar /nwar/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwa /nwa/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwè /nwɛ/ |
| Green | vèr /vɛr/ | ver /ver/ | vè /vɛ/ | vèt /vɛt/ | ver /vɛr/ | vèrt /vɛʁt/ | vèt /vɛt/ |
| Blue | blë /blɛ/ | ble /ble/ | — | ble /ble/ | ble /ble/ | blé /ble/ | blé /ble/ |
| Coffee | kafé /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafe /kaˈfe/ | kafe /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ |
| Sugar | sik /sik/ | disik /disik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | disik /disik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ |
| Orange | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zoranz /zoʁãz/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ | zoranj /zoɾãʒ/ | zoranz /zoʁãz/ | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ |
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