3. Glory to thee, Motherland,
O motherland of mine.
Sweet is thy beauty,
Sweet is thy fragrance,
Around thee we gather
As one people,
As one nation,
In peace, justice and liberty.
Beloved country, may God bless
thee
For ever and ever.
4. Languages in Mauritius have come into contact to form the
creole that most of the population uses to communicate. For
very long English has been the official language and used in
parliament and schools. This was their dominant language
policy. However, recently there has been signs of a change. A
proposed movement towards using the language in parliament
and schools.
5. LANGUAGES OF MAURITIUS
. The national or official languages of Mauritius are; English and French. Minority languages are present, being brought by immigrant
groups. These include; Eastern Punjabi spoken by 26000, Gujrati spoken by 3340, Hakka Chinese spoken by 35000, Mandarin
Chinese, Marathi spoken by 11800, Telugu spoken by 10700 and Yue Chinese. Bhojpuri is spoken by 336000 persons, English by
3000, French by 37000, Morisyen by 800000, Tamil 31000 and Urdu by 64000
6.
7. Samosas - Samosas are little pasties traditionally filled with spicy mashed potatoes.
Alternatively you can get them also filled with fish, chicken or cheese.
Gateaux piments - Chili cakes
Gateaux bringelles - Egg plant cakes
Vindaye - Vindaye is a kind of a pickled meat, eaten with bread or rice
Gateaux pomme de terre - Potato cakes
Batons fromages - Cheese sticks
Farata (paratha)
Bulettes - Bulette descends from the Chinese cuisine - they are steamed balls made out
of meet, chicken, tofu or vegetables which are served in a clear stock with fresh chives
Gâteaux piment - Gateau piments are also known as chili balls - they are little fried spicy
peas-lenses balls
Ladou (these are also small cookies consisting of besan gram flour, grated
coconut, almonds, butter, nutmeg and sugar). The mixture gets cooked and afterwards
shaped into small balls
