Yumplatok

Torres Strait Creole

English-based creole (Pacific, Melanesian Pijin family)

FamiliaEnglish-based creole (Pacific, Melanesian Pijin family) Hablantes~25K (~6K L1 + ~20K L2) EscrituraLatin PaísesAustralia (Torres Strait Islands; mainland north Queensland diaspora) Lengua oficialNo (English is sole official; Torres Strait Creole is recognized regional) Vitalidadvulnerable ISO 639-3tcs

Torres Strait Creole (Yumplatok, also known as Brokan or Broken English) is an English-based creole spoken across the Torres Strait Islands between Australia and Papua New Guinea, plus the diaspora in north Queensland mainland (Cairns, Townsville). It emerged in the 19th-century Pacific Islander labour trade and pearl-shelling industry, sharing substrate features with Tok Pisin (tpi) and Bislama as part of the Melanesian Pijin family but with distinct Australian and Eastern Torres Strait (Meriam Mir) Papuan substrate influences. The community name "Yumplatok" ("you+me+altogether+talk") reflects its inclusive identity. Recognized as a separate language by Australian Indigenous Language frameworks since the 1980s.

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20 palabras esenciales en Torres Strait Creole

Agua

woda

/woda/

Fuego

paya

/paja/

Sol

san

/san/

Luna

mun

/mun/

Madre

mama

/mama/

Padre

papa

/papa/

Comer

kaikai

/kajkaj/

Beber

dringk

/dʒɾiŋk/

Amor

lavem

/lavɛm/

Corazón

hart

/hart/

Árbol

tri

/tʃɾi/

Casa

haus

/haʊs/

Perro

dog

/dɔɡ/

Gato

pusiket

/pusiket/

Mano

han

/han/

Ojo

ai

/aj/

Hola

wis wei

/wis wej/

Gracias

eso

/ɛso/

Uno

wan

/wan/

Bueno

gud

/ɡud/

Fuentes

Palabras comparadas

Comparado con lenguas English-based creole (Pacific, Melanesian Pijin family) relacionadas

Significado Torres Strait CreolebislamaPijinTok pisinPidgin nigerianokrioBahamian Creole
Agua woda /woda/ wota /wota/ wata /wata/ wara /waɾa/ wọtá /wɔta/ wata /ˈwata/ watah /wɑːtə/
Fuego paya /paja/ faea /faea/ faea /faja/ paia /paja/ faya /faja/ faya /ˈfaja/ fyah /fajə/
Sol san /san/ san /san/ san /san/ san /san/ sọn /sɔn/ san /san/ son /sɔn/
Luna mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ moon /muːn/
Madre mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mami /mami/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /ˈmama/ mama /mama/
Padre papa /papa/ papa /papa/ dadi /dadi/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/ papa /ˈpapa/ daddy /dadi/
Comer kaikai /kajkaj/ kakae /kakae/ kaikai /kajkaj/ kaikai /kajkaj/ chọp /tʃɔp/ it /it/ eat /iːt/
Beber dringk /dʒɾiŋk/ dring /driŋ/ dring /driŋ/ dring /dɾiŋ/ drink /dɾiŋk/ drink /drɪŋk/ drink /dɹɪŋk/
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