Torres Strait Creole
English
Etymology
From Torres Strait + Creole (“language formed from two parent languages”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːɹɛz stɹeɪt ˈkɹiːəʊl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːɹɛz stɹeɪt ˈkɹiːoʊl/
Proper noun
Torres Strait Creole
- A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands.
Synonyms
- Torres Strait Broken, Torres Strait Pidgin, Cape York Creole, Lockhart Creole
See also
- creole
- Kala Lagaw Ya
- Kriol
- Meriam Mir
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Torres Strait Creole, tcs
