Other > Mauritius > Language
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English speakers
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3,000 |
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[30th of 52]
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English status
Used in secondary school, courts, for road signs. Not widely known. Official language. Bible 1535-1989. |
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SOURCE: Ethnologue |
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English-speaking population > As an additional language
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3,000
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[56th of 59]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Ethnologue |
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English-speaking population > Total
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3,000 |
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[77th of 99]
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DEFINITION: English-speaking population includes both native speakers and second language speakers of English. A first language, native language, arterial language, mother tongue, or L1 in linguistics, is the first language that a person learned. In terms of that view, the person is defined as a native speaker of the first language. A second language (L2) is any language learned after the first language or mother tongue (L1). |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
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French speakers
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1,046,011 |
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[5th of 31]
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population |
French status
One of two official languages (the other being English). Used widely and considered more popular than English. The elderly tend to use creole. Newspapers, radio programs, TV. Bible 1530-1986.French Creole(A French patois ,French derived) used as well. |
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DEFINITION: Status of French language in selected countries. Additional information for Mauritius provided by the Ministry of Tourism website of the Republic of Mauritius |
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SOURCE: Ethnologue |
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
Sa Nation la, Sa boug la (for male) ; Safame la, Sapitin la (for female) |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Ethnologue |
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Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate
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84.3
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[104th of 174]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: John Doe
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