| Site | Morisyen (Mauritian Creole)  |
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| Language | Morisyen (Mauritian Creole) |
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| Language Subtitle | Labib |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Translator | Frank Legros |
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| Introduction | Morisyen is the language of Mauritius. It is the mother tongue of one million people, and the common language of all the Mauritians, although it has no legal status in Mauritius. Morisyen is a French Creole, with many Indian, African and English loan-words. |
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| Verse 1 | Tu later ti ena enn sel langaz ek mem mo. |
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| Verse 2 | Kuma zot ti finn kit loryan, zot truv enn laplenn dan pei Sinar ek zot rest la. |
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| Verse 3 | Zot dir ant zot, nu ale fer bann brik ek nu kwi zot dan dife. Brik la servi zot kom pyer ek bitim kom siman. |
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| Verse 4 | Zot redir: nu ale nu al batir enn lavil ek enn latur, so some tus lesyel, ek fer nu enn non pu ki nu pa disperse lor later. |
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| Verse 5 | Bondye desann pu get lavil ek latur ki bann garson zom finn batir. |
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| Verse 6 | Ek Bondye dir: ala li form enn sel pep ek zot ena enn sel langaz, ek sa la sa ki zot antreprann. Aster la nannye pa pu anpes zot fer sa ki zot finn panse. |
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| Verse 7 | Ale nu desann ek la nu melanze zot langaz pu ki zot pa kapav konpran langaz lezot. |
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| Verse 8 | Ek Bondye finn disperse zot lwin lor sirfas later, ek zot aret batir lavil. |
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| Verse 9 | Sepusa dimunn apel li Babel, ek sela ki Bondye melanz langaz tu later, ek sela ki Bondye dispers zot lor sirfas later. |
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| Submitted By | Frank Legros |
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| Date Submitted | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 |
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| Date Edited | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 |
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| Date To Headline | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 |
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