French Conversation · Level 83
60 words
French word
créole
Pronunciation
IPA/kʁeɔl/
Meaning
- masculine nounCreole
Example
Il parle créole.
He speaks Creole.
More examples
La langue créole se transmet souvent oralement.
The Creole language is often passed down orally.
Core concept
A community language formed through contact between different language groups, developing distinct local forms over time.
Common phrases
parler créole
speak Creole
langue créole
Creole language
Similar words
français: The language spoken in France and used in official settings and documents.
langue: A set of words and expressions shared and used daily by a particular group.
Definition in French
Terme servant à désigner diverses langues de contact développées par des communautés créoles, ces langues variant fortement selon les régions.
Word origin
The French noun créole derives from Spanish criollo and Portuguese crioulo, colonial terms for people born locally that came to refer also to their language.
Usage tips
- In Il parle créole, the language name appears without an article, while a specific variety normally takes le, as in le créole haïtien.
Related words
- créolisationcreolizationnoun
- créolisercreolizeverb
- créolophoneCreole speakernoun