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Direct linkSonck, Gerda – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2005
Mauritius is a multilingual country with English, French and Creole as the main languages, and several ancestral languages which are mainly used for religious ceremonies. Most children speak Creole at home and learn English, French and one ancestral language in the first year of primary school. The educational dropout rate is 40-50% after primary…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Creoles, Ceremonies, Dropout Rate
