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

1. 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 ⁠