Yumplatok
Torres Strait Creole
English-based creole (Pacific, Melanesian Pijin family)
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 palavras essenciais em Torres Strait Creole
Água
woda
/woda/
Fogo
paya
/paja/
Sol
san
/san/
Lua
mun
/mun/
Mãe
mama
/mama/
Pai
papa
/papa/
Comer
kaikai
/kajkaj/
Beber
dringk
/dʒɾiŋk/
Amor
lavem
/lavɛm/
Coração
hart
/hart/
Árvore
tri
/tʃɾi/
Casa
haus
/haʊs/
Cão
dog
/dɔɡ/
Gato
pusiket
/pusiket/
Mão
han
/han/
Olho
ai
/aj/
Olá
wis wei
/wis wej/
Obrigado
eso
/ɛso/
Um
wan
/wan/
Bom
gud
/ɡud/
Fontes
Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas English-based creole (Pacific, Melanesian Pijin family) relacionadas
| Significado | Torres Strait Creole | bislama | Pijin | Tok Pisin | Pidgin nigeriano | crioulo de Serra Leoa | Bahamian Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | woda /woda/ | wota /wota/ | wata /wata/ | wara /waɾa/ | wọtá /wɔta/ | wata /ˈwata/ | watah /wɑːtə/ |
| Fogo | 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/ |
| Lua | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | moon /muːn/ |
| Mãe | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mami /mami/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /ˈmama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Pai | 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/ |
| Amor | lavem /lavɛm/ | laekem /laekem/ | lavem /lavem/ | laikim /lajkim/ | lọv /lɔv/ | lɛk /lɛk/ | love /lɔv/ |
| Coração | hart /hart/ | bel /bel/ | hat /hat/ | bel /bel/ | hat /hat/ | at /at/ | hart /hɑːt/ |
| Árvore | tri /tʃɾi/ | tri /tri/ | tri /tri/ | diwai /diwaj/ | tri /tɾi/ | tik /tik/ | tree /tɹiː/ |
| Casa | haus /haʊs/ | haos /haos/ | haos /haos/ | haus /haʊs/ | haus /haʊs/ | os /ɔs/ | house /haus/ |
| Cão | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /doɡ/ | dogi /doɡi/ | dok /dok/ | dọg /dɔɡ/ | dɔg /dɔɡ/ | dawg /dɔɡ/ |
| Gato | pusiket /pusiket/ | pusi /pusi/ | puskat /puskat/ | pusi /pusi/ | pus /pus/ | pus /pus/ | cat /kat/ |
| Mão | han /han/ | han /han/ | han /han/ | han /han/ | hand /hand/ | an /an/ | han /han/ |
| Olho | ai /aj/ | ae /ae/ | ae /ae/ | ai /aj/ | ai /aɪ/ | ay /aj/ | eye /aɪ/ |
| Olá | wis wei /wis wej/ | halo /halo/ | halo /halo/ | halo /halo/ | how far /haʊ faː/ | kushɛ /kuˈʃɛ/ | wuhz hapnin /wʊz hapnɪn/ |
| Obrigado | eso /ɛso/ | tangkyu /taŋkju/ | tagio /taɡio/ | tenkyu /tɛŋkju/ | tanx /taŋks/ | tɛnki /ˈtɛŋki/ | tank ya /taŋk jə/ |
| Um | wan /wan/ | wan /wan/ | wanfala /wanfala/ | wanpela /wanpɛla/ | wan /wan/ | wan /wan/ | one /wan/ |
| Bom | gud /ɡud/ | gud /ɡud/ | gud /ɡud/ | gutpela /ɡutpɛla/ | fain /faɪn/ | gud /ɡud/ | good /ɡʊd/ |
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