Also, in Mauritius, the social use of English is limited due to the fact that there have been statements like “Nous sommes plus habitues au francais” (Le Defi Plus-23-29 septembre 2006). A look at the census of 2000 (see table 1 below) shows that 70.1% of Mauritians admitted that Creole was the language they usually spoke, whereas 0...
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A look at the census of 2000 (see table 1 below) shows that 70.1% of Mauritians admitted that Creole was the language they usually spoke, whereas 0.3% spoke English and 3.4% spoke French. If we compare the official census of the languages usually spoken in Mauritius, in 1990 and 2000, we have the following: Table 1: Languages usually spoken in Mauritius Source : Census 1990 and Census 2000 Language usually or more often spoken at home Census 1990 Census 2000 Number % Number % Bhojpuri Only 201,600 19...
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