Languages of Mauritius

The official language of Mauritius is English. Thus, as a tourist you can get along with it very well. Still, in Mauritian everyday life French and Kreol are predominant. Kreol originated from French and different African dialects. Today it is spoken by the whole population of Mauritius and unites all the different ethnical groups. In these ethnical groups some more languages, like Hindu, Arabic or Chinese are spoken. The Mauritian population is multilingual.