RCF ISO 639-3
Réunion French Creole
Kréol rénioné Autonym
A language of Réunion
- ISO 639
- rcf
- Alternate Names
- Créole réunionnais
- Autonym
- Kréol rénioné
- Population
- 484,000 in Réunion (2017). Total users in all countries: 595,000.
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Creole, French based
- Language Use
- 25% are white, poor, live in the mountainous interior, and speak archaic highland varieties. 25% are Indian, live in coastal lowlands, and speak the basilect. 45% are African or mixed race, live in coastal lowlands, and speak the basilect. Positive attitudes, which are increasing. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Tamil [tam].
- Language Development
- Grammar. Bible portions: 2017.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Réunion French Creole
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Madagascar
Language Name
Réunion French Creole
User Population
111,000 in Madagascar (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: Widespread.
Size and Vitality
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