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单词 Kriol
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Definition of Kriol in English:

Kriol

nounˈkriːɒl
mass noun
  • A creole spoken by Aborigines in the north of Australia.

    Kriol shares some features of grammar with English-based pidgins in the Pacific
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although Australian Kriol does not have any official status, it has been used in bilingual education programs in parts of Australia.
    • The objective form is linguistically possible in Kriol.
    • It is clear that Kriol is spoken by a considerable number of Aboriginal people.
    • Peggy speaks not standard English but a local Kriol.
    • Other songs by this group intersperse lines in Kriol with text in English.
    • Kriol is firmly established in northern Australia, and various forms of Aboriginal English are spoken across Australia.
    • The Kriol bible was produced in conjunction with a committee of Aboriginal consultants.
    • Most of the limited Kriol morphology is associated with the verb and there are five prepositions that indicate grammatical relations.
    • Aboriginal people commonly refer to these groupings in Aboriginal languages and in Kriol as a 'country'.
    • Kriol is a continuum of varieties.

Origin

1980s: an alteration of Creole.

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