Torres Strait Creole

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Torres_Strait_Creole
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:creole_language
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Yumplatok
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Aboriginal_Australians
gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islanders
gptkbp:firstDocumented late 19th century
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Western
gptkb:Cape_York
gptkb:Central
gptkb:Papuan
Eastern
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Kala_Lagaw_Ya
gptkb:Yolŋu_Matha
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Samoan
gptkb:Meriam_Mir
English
gptkbp:ISO639-3 tcs
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:creole_language
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers 6000-8000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Torres_Strait
gptkb:Far_North_Queensland
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Queensland
gptkb:Northern_Peninsula_Area
gptkb:Cape_York_Peninsula
gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islands
gptkbp:status recognized regional language
gptkbp:usedAs lingua franca
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moodle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torres Strait Creole