Seychelles

Summary

Official Name

Republic of Seychelles

International Conventions

ACHPR (1992), CDE (2010), CPPDCE (2008), CSICH (2005), ICCPR (1992), UNCRPD (2009)

Population

98,100

Principal Languages

English, French, Seychelles French Creole

Literacy Rate

96% (2018 UNESCO)

General References

Bickerton 1988, Holm 1989

Language Counts

The number of established languages listed for Seychelles is 4. All are living languages. Of these, 2 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional and 1 is vigorous.

Languages

English eng: Users: 35,000 in Seychelles, all users. L1 users: 5,000 in Seychelles (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 30,000 (2019). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1993, Constitution, Article 4(1)). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
French fra: Users: 51,190 in Seychelles, all users. L1 users: 690 in Seychelles (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 50,500 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2003, Constitution, Article 4(1)). Alternate Names: Français Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
Seychelles French Creole crs: Users: 87,400 (2019 World Factbook). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2003, Constitution, Article 4(1)). Alternate Names: Creole, Ilois, Kreol, Kreol Seselwa, Seselwa French Creole, Seychellois Creole Autonym: Seselwa Classification: Creole, French based

Languages by Status

1 (National)

Seychelles French Creole

[crs] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2003, Constitution, Article 4(1)). 87,400 (2019 World Factbook).

English

[eng] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1993, Constitution, Article 4(1)). 35,000 in Seychelles, all users. L1 users: 5,000 in Seychelles (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 30,000 (2019).

French

[fra] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2003, Constitution, Article 4(1)). 51,190 in Seychelles, all users. L1 users: 690 in Seychelles (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 50,500 (Beck et al 2018).