 Mauritian Creole is a French-based creole due to its close ties with French pronunciation and vocabulary.Around 10.2% people can speak the Tamil language and many of their children have started to learn the language.In 2011, the population was estimated to be 48.5% Hindu, 26.3% Roman Catholic, 17.3% Muslim, 6.4% other Christian, 0.6% other religions, 0.7% no religion, and 0.1% unspecified.