Dictionary

Kriol en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɹiɒl/ (Australia)
• /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɹiːoʊl/ (US)

Etymology

From English creole.

Meanings

1. A creole language widely spoken by Australian Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Roper River creole; Australian Kriol.
2. The Belizean Creole; descendants of African slaves who were brought primarily from Jamaica and Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast to cut down mahogany trees in Belize.
3. A Portuguese-based creole spoken in Guinea-Bissau.