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Kriol

UK/ˈkɹiːəʊl/

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Australia/ˈkɹiɒl/

Kriol proper noun: a creole language widely spoken by Australian Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Roper River creole; Australian Kriol.

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.

Origin of Kriol

From English creole.

Phrases with Kriol

Questions about Kriol

What does Kriol mean?
Kriol means a creole language widely spoken by Australian Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Roper River creole; Australian Kriol.
What part of speech is Kriol?
Kriol is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kriol?
Kriol is pronounced /ˈkɹiɒl/ (Australia).

Words near Kriol in the dictionary

  1. Krinkov
  2. krinovite
  3. Krinsky
  4. Krinskys
  5. Krio
  6. Kriol
  7. Kriols
  8. kriophoroi
  9. kriophoros
  10. Kripa
  11. Kripacharya

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