creole
A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to…A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
» A creole is a native spoken language.
Meaning
2 sensesA language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
Kreolsprache, Kreol
крео́лkreól, крео́льский язы́кkreólʹskij jazýk, креолизо́ванный язы́кkreolizóvannyj jazýk
крео́лkreól, крео́льська мо́ваkreólʹsʹka móva
A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.
- a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
- a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
- a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
Examples
29 sentencesA creole is a native spoken language.
Krio is an English-based creole language.
ruКрио — это креольский язык на основе английского.
Jamaican people use a creole version of English.
Children don't grow up speaking pidgin languages; they turn them into real languages: creoles.
Papiamento is a creole language.