World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariescreolo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /krɛˈɔ.lo/
"Il creolo ha radici linguistiche complesse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A stable natural language that has developed from a pidgin into a full and formal language with native speakers.
"Haitian Creole is widely spoken throughout the island nation and has official status alongside French." - 2
A person of mixed European and Black descent, especially in the Caribbean or parts of the Americas.
"The cultural heritage of the region is deeply shaped by its diverse Creole population."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Portuguese 'crioulo', meaning a domestic servant born in the master's house, which itself stems from 'criar' (to breed or raise). The term traveled through Spanish ('criollo') and French ('créole') during the colonial era, initially describing people of European descent born in the colonies, and later evolving to denote the stable naturalized languages that developed from pidgins through contact between different speech communities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Creole" is said worldwide
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créole
Transliteration: /kʁe.ol/
"Le créole haïtien est une langue magnifique."
Kreolsprache
Transliteration: /kʁeˈoːlˌspraːxə/
"Viele Menschen in der Karibik sprechen eine Kreolsprache."
creolo
Transliteration: /krɛˈɔ.lo/
"Il creolo ha radici linguistiche complesse."
criollo
Transliteration: /kɾiˈo.ʝo/
"El español caribeño tiene muchas influencias del criollo."
crioulo
Transliteration: /kɾiˈow.lu/
"O crioulo cabo-verdiano é uma língua rica em tradições."
क्रियोल
Transliteration: kriyol
Script: क्रियोल भाषा
"हैतियाई क्रियोल कैरिबियन में बोली जाने वाली एक प्रमुख भाषा है।"
克里奥尔语
Transliteration: kè lǐ ào ěr yǔ
"海地克里奥尔语是该国的官方语言之一。"
크리올어
Transliteration: keuriol-eo
"아이티 크리올어는 많은 사람들이 사용하는 언어입니다."
クレオール言語
Transliteration: kureōru gengo
"ハイチ・クレオール語は独自の文法を持っています。"
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