Genealogy:
Demographics: 555,000 in Réunion (1987).
Language Use: 25% are white, poor, live in the mountainous interior, and speak archaic highland varieties. 25% are Indian, live in coastal lowlands, and speak the basilect. 45% are African or mixed race, live in coastal lowlands, and speak the basilect. Increasingly positive attitudes on the island. Also use French [fra].
Language Development: Grammar.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Réunion