Kreol

Proper noun

Kreol

1. Synonym of Seychellois Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in the Seychelles.
   • Be careful with rabbit fish, or kordonye as it is called in Kreol; this is to be avoided if you have high blood pressure.1996, Sarah Carpin, edited by Rebecca Ridolfo, Seychelles, Hong Kong: The Guidebook Company, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 73
   • Presently, Kreol remains the medium of instruction for students from pre-school to primary 2 (aged 3-7).2004 May 1, Margaret Moumou, “Preparing our students for the future: Critical literacy in the Seychelles classrooms”, in English Teaching: Practice and Critique, volume 3, number 1, University of...

   Synonyms:

   Seychellois Creole

2. Synonym of Mauritian Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius.
   • In Mauritius, Kreol has over the last one-and-a-half centuries or so proved capable in practice of uniting otherwise very diverse groups into a reasonably homogenous linguistic group.1990 January, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, “Linguistic diversity and the quest for national identity: the case of Mauritius”, in Ethnic & Racial Studies, volume 13, number 1, Routledge, →DOI, →ISSN, page...
   • As far as Kreol is concerned, it is unquestionably the most widely spoken language among the island’s diverse population groups.2011 November 3, Burkhard Schnepel, Cornelia Schnepel, “From Slave to Tourist Entertainer: Performative Negotiations of Identity and Difference in Mauritius”, in Cross/Cultures, volume 139, Rodopi...

   Synonyms:

   Mauritian Creole