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Africa > Seychelles > Language

SEYCHELLOIS LANGUAGE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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English speakers 1,601 [39th of 52]
English status
Principal language of the schools. Official language. Bible 1382-1989.
English-speaking population > First language 1,601 [44th of 62]
English-speaking population > Total 1,601 [85th of 99]
French speakers 977 [29th of 31]
French status
Spoken by the French settler families, 'grands blancs.' Official language. Bible 1530-1986.
Languages
Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2%
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 91.9 [76th of 174]

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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population ; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles

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