Kriol

English

Etymology

From English creole.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiɒl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːəʊl/, /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːoʊl/

Proper noun

Kriol

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.

Further reading

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