Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morisyen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: morisyen
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Mauritian Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius.

Example Sentences

"69% of poulation is from India but some speak Urdu, Tamil, or Morisyen"
"I saw Carmencita. I called her. She replied, in Morisyen, in only one composite, writhing exclamation[.]"
"Furthermore, the claim that they lack a conventional language model is at odds with the fact that Seselwa and Morisyen became full-fledged languages in the late 1700s[.]"

Etymology

From Mauritian Creole morisyen, from French mauricien. Doublet of Mauritian.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: morisyen, mauricien

Synonyms

Mauritian Creole

Questions

What does morisyen mean?: Synonym of Mauritian Creole; a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius.
Where does morisyen come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce morisyen

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