torres strait creole

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Definition of torres strait creole in English English dictionary

A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands

Broken

Hyphenation

torres strait Creole

Turkish pronunciation

tôrez streyt kriōl

Synonyms

torres strait broken, torres strait pidgin, cape york creole, lockhart creole

Pronunciation

/ˈtôˌrez ˈstrāt ˈkrēōl/ /ˈtɔːˌrɛz ˈstreɪt ˈkriːoʊl/

Etymology

() From Torres Strait (Australia-New Guinea) + Creole (“language formed from two parent languages”)