Kriol

English

Etymology

From English creole.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːəʊl/, /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːoʊl/

Proper noun

Kriol

A creole language widely spoken by Australian Aborigines.
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.
A Portuguese-based creole spoken in Guinea-Bissau.

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Australian Kriol, rop
Ethnologue entry for Belize Kriol, bzj
Ethnologue entry for Upper Guinea Crioulo, pov

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