Classification
Mauritian Creole is a French-based creole language, closely related to Seychellois Creole, Rodriguan Creole and Chagossian Creole. The language's relationship to other French-based creole languages besides these is controversial. Robert Chaudenson has argued that Mauritian Creole is closely related to Réunion Creole, while R. A. Papen, Philip Baker, and Chris Corne have all argued that Réunion influence on Mauritian was minimal and that the two languages are barely more similar to one another than they are to other French-based creoles.
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