Kreol Seselwa

From Seychellois Creole kreol seselwa, from French créole seychellois.

Kreol Seselwa

1. Synonym of Seychellois Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in the Seychelles
   • 1993 [1989], Robert Strauss, Denna Swaney, “Seychelles”, in Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles: a travel survival kit, 2nd edition, Lonely Planet Publications, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 302:

     Kreol seselwa was 'rehabilitated' and made semiofficial in 1981 and is increasingly used in newspapers and literature.

   • 2021, Mats Deutschmann, Justin Zelime, “Researching Kreol Seselwa and its role in education in the pursuit of educational equity in the Seychelles”, in Elizabeth J. Erling, John Clegg, Casmir M. Rubaguyma, Colin Reilly, editors, Multilingual learning and language supportive pedagogies in Sub-Saharan Africa, →DOI, →ISBN, page 61:

     In spite of concerted efforts to raise the status and role of the first language [...], Kreol Seselwa [...], in education after independence, English remains the primary language of instruction [...] from primary three onwards[.]

   • 2025 July, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Riaan Oppelt, “Post-apartheid diversification through Afrikaaps: language, power and superdiversity in the Western Cape”, in Ethnic & Racial Studies, volume 48, number 9, Routledge, →DOI, →ISSN, page 1765:

     Unlike Kreol Seselwa (Seychelles Creole) in the Seychelles, which is an official language, Afrikaaps does not have official status in South Africa; and unlike Kreol Morisyen (Mauritian Creole) it is never used on formal occasions, such as media interviews with politicians.