So happy to have chanced upon this post, as a speaker of Mauritian Creole! ️ I wish they had used the official KM (Kreol Morisien) spelling, which has been standardised for about 15 years now ...
The island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean may be tiny, but boy, is it diverse and vibrant. Creole in Mauritius means a blend of ethnicities. And that, on this tiny Indian Ocean island ...
The country has a strong Indian influence. More than 60% of Mauritians have Indian heritage and people speak Mauritian Creole, a French-based language with some English and other influences.