Seselwa

Proper noun

Seselwa

1. Synonym of Seychellois Creole; a creole language spoken in the Seychelles
   • A systematic evaluation compared the scores of the 1986 grade 6 (the last class prior to the introduction of Seselwa as the medium of instruction) with those of the 1987 grade 6, first to be taught through Seselwa.1993, Jeff Siegel, “Pidgins and Creoles in Education in Australia and the Southwest Pacific”, in Francis Byrne, John Holm, editors, Atlantic meets Pacific: a global view of Pidginization and...
   • The Seychelles has three official languages: English, French, and Seselwa, the native Seychelloise Creole. Most Victorians speak Seselwa at home, but English and French are used for administrative purposes and commercial transactions, and are widely spoken.2010 June 2, M. Lee, “Victoria, Republic of Seychelles”, in Our World: Seychelles, Great Neck Publishing, via EBSCOhost, →DOI, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   Kreol Seselwa, Seychellois Creole