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Morisyen

Morisyen proper noun: synonym of Mauritian Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius.

Proper noun

Morisyen

  1. Synonym of Mauritian Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius.
    • 69% of poulation is from India but some speak Urdu, Tamil, or Morisyen1992, Richard S. Pittman, Joseph E. Grimes, editors, Ethnologue, 12th edition, Dallas, Texas: Summer Institue of Linguistcs, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 304
    • I saw Carmencita. I called her. She replied, in Morisyen, in only one composite, writhing exclamation[.]2005, Farhad Abdool Kader Sulliman Khoyratty, “Compass – Or How Grandpa Conquered the West”, in African Compass: New writing from southern Africa, Spearhead, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 15

Synonyms of Morisyen

Origin of Morisyen

From Mauritian Creole morisyen, from French mauricien. Doublet of Mauritian.

Phrases with Morisyen

Questions about Morisyen

What does Morisyen mean?
Morisyen means synonym of Mauritian Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius.
What part of speech is Morisyen?
Morisyen is a proper noun.

Words near Morisyen in the dictionary

  1. Morisset
  2. Morisset Park
  3. Morissets
  4. Morissette
  5. Morissettes
  6. Morisyen
  7. morita
  8. Morita equivalence
  9. Morita therapy
  10. Morita-equivalent
  11. moritannic acid

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