Mauritian Creole love poem

Love poem translated into Mauritian Creole (Morisyen, Maurisyen, Kreole, Mauritius Creole French, Maurysen, Mauritian, Rodrigues Creole, Kreol Morisyin, Kreol Mauricean, Kreol, Autonyme: Kreol Morisien), the French-based Creole language of Mauritius and Agalega, in the Indian Ocean.

Mauritian Creole is the lingua franca, and the first spoken language, of the Mauritian Republic, before Bhojpuri, French and English. It has more than one million speakers.

If French used in the media remains better regarded than Creole, from 2012, the latter became an optional subject in schools. English is the language of assembly and justice.

If most of the words come from regional French, there are also words which come from Indian, English and Chinese.

With this contribution of Indian languages, it has become quite different from other French-based creoles. Also, it separated from Reunion Creole, and today, it is quite different.

It was influenced by comer from many origins, and there were even several variations.

For a long time Mauritian was exclusively an oral language, today it is codified; it has a dictionary and a grammar, and its spelling is defined.

Mauritius is a volcanic island in the Mascarene archipelago, located northeast of Reunion Island, with Port Louis as its capital.

If the Arabs and then the Portuguese first mentioned this island, it was the Dutch who first colonized it (1638).

The French coming from "Île Bourbon" succeeded them, and called it "Île de France" (1715). Then the English took the island in 1814.

These countries, for the cultivation of sugar cane, will bring slaves then workers from Africa (Senegal, Madagascar) and India. They will be joined later by Chinese traders. Because of its history, Mauritius is a multi-ethnic country.

It was in 1968 that Mauritius acquired its independence. This young republic includes, in addition to Mauritius: the Rodrigues, Saint-Brandon and Agalega islands.