English Explanatory Dictionary

Torres Strait Creole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɔːɹɛz stɹeɪt ˈkɹiːəʊl/ /ˈtɔːɹɛz stɹeɪt ˈkɹiːoʊl/

Word forms

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From Torres Strait + Creole (“language formed from two parent languages”).

Synonyms

Torres Strait Broken Torres Strait Pidgin Cape York Creole Lockhart Creole

Related words

creole Kala Lagaw Ya Kriol Meriam Mir
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