Torres Strait Creole

English

Etymology

From Torres Strait (Australia-New Guinea) + 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

  1. A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands.

Synonyms
  • Torres Strait Broken, Torres Strait Pidgin, Cape York Creole, Lockhart Creole

See also

Further reading
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