Languages of Seychelles

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Languages of Seychelles" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Languages of Seychelles" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2011) This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Languages of Seychelles
Sign in Seychellois Creole, La Digue
Official	English, French, Seychellois Creole
Signed	Seychelles Sign Language
Keyboard layout	QWERTY

The national languages of Seychelles are Seychellois Creole, English and French.^[1] Seychellois Creole, a French-based creole language, is by far the most commonly spoken language in the archipelago and is spoken natively by about 95% of the population. Nevertheless, the country was a British colony for over a century and a half, and the legacy of British Seychelles made English remain the main language in government and business. French was introduced before British rule.^[2] It has remained in use largely because it is used by the Franco-Seychellois minority and is similar to Seychellois Creole.