creole
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkriːoʊl/
- Specialized
:
criollo
- Speaking sharply in Guadeloupean Creole, instead of the official and more respectful French, he demanded Marc's papers.
- speak Creole
- Haitian Creole
- Creole language
OK, so growing up in Mauritius, our mother tongue is Creole, which is a dialect of French.
- OK, so growing up in Mauritius, our mother tongue is Creole, which is a dialect of French.
- Speak Spanish, French, but should do Spanish and Creole above all Spanish and Creole.
- You speak what's called patois, pigeon, English, a combination of Dutch, French, English, Creole, Portuguese, all kind of mishmashed together.
- You speak at what's called patois, pigeon English, a combination of Dutch, French, English, Creole, Portuguese, all kind of mishmashed together.
Examples
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Here, I would try to practice my fractured Creole with the vendors.
Academic text (1997) -
For example, many acculturated slaves spoke a highly Africanized French-based Creole, while other Afro-French and white inhabitants spoke Acadian French or continental-style French.
Academic text (1999) -
When the baby comes to me, I will teach Creole to him.
Fiction book (1992) -
Because the natives speak Creole and then they have to learn French, right?
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Amy, do you know the creole word for fever powder, for food and water?
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Workshops have been offered in other languages as well, including Haitian Creole.
Academic text (2004) -
While television and radio now feature more Creole than before, it is mostly for commercial jingles and folklore programs.
Academic text (2003) -
Poets were writing poems in Creole; composers were drawing more and more on traditional music for their compositions.
Academic text (1990) -
Trained research assistants administered a survey in English, Spanish, or Haitian Creole during employees' work shifts from September 2006 to July 2007.
Academic text (2012) -
Haitian Creole is widely spoken in Haiti and serves as the primary language for many locals.
Compounds
- US
A deep sea fish in the tropical Atlantic with bright purple and yellow colors and a long body
How Stable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Creole comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word criollo, which comes from criar meaning 'to raise' or 'bring up' and once described someone 'born locally' in a colony. So a creole language is a tongue that grew from the 'mixing' of different languages in a community and became the people's main, native speech.