Seychelles
Capital: Victoria · East Africa & Horn
Granite-island Creole nation blending African, Malagasy, European and Asian roots, expressed in moutya drumming and Kreol Seselwa.
Ethnic communities
- Seychellois CreolesIsland society with African-Malagasy musical heart
More communities of Seychelles
- Gran Blan families — Planter-descended estate lineages
- Indo-Seychellois — Merchant families of Victoria's bazaar
- Sino-Seychellois — Shopkeeper heritage of the port
- Praslin islanders — Coco-de-mer valley communities
- La Digue islanders — Ox-cart isle of fishing traditions
- Outer-island workers — Coralline atoll copra-station heritage
- Fisher lineages — Reef and schooner families of the banks
- Moutya keepers — Drum-dance lineages of the UNESCO art
- Liberated-African descendants — Families from slave-ship rescues
- Catholic parish communities — The islands' processional faith culture
- Boat-builder families — Pirogue and schooner craft heritage
Languages
Major languages: Seychellois Creole, English, French
Language families: French-based Creole
Historical kingdoms & states
- • (No precolonial kingdoms — settled in colonial era)
Heritage sites
- • Vallée de Mai
- • Aldabra Atoll
Cultural highlights
Moutya dance (UNESCO)Kreol festival