Creole Peoples - Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

Main articles: Mauritian Creole people and Seychellois Creole people See also: Mauritian creole, Réunion Creole, and Seychellois Creole

The usage of 'creole' in the islands of the southwest of the Indian Ocean varies according to the island. In Réunion and the Seychelles, the term 'creole' includes people born there of all ethnic groups. In Mauritius, on the other hand, the term describe people of African descent with often some Indian, Chinese, French and/or British backgrounds. In all three, 'creole' also refers to languages derived from French.

Read more about this topic:  Creole Peoples

Famous quotes containing the words indian and/or ocean:

    “A red-headed woodpecker flew across the river, and the Indian remarked that it was good to eat.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Everything that ever walked or crawled on the face of the earth, swum the depths of the ocean or soared through the skies left its imprint here.”
    —Robert M. Fresco, and Jack Arnold. Dr. Matt Hastings (John Agar)