Torres Strait English

Torres Strait English
Torres Strait English called by its speakers TI English is a dialect of the English language spoken by the people of various backgrounds indigenous Torres Strait, Malay, Filipino, European, Japanese, etc born and raised on Thursday Island and neighbouring islands in Torres Strait, North Queensland, Australia It is distinct from Torres Strait Creole, though most locals speak both the creole and English Quite a few locals are also speakers of General Australian English
Its main phonological characteristic is the retention of English iː and uː where Australian English has əi and əu for example, wheel ˈwiːl rather than ˈwəil, fool ˈfuːl rather than ˈfəul, while where grammar and the like are concerned, Torres Strait English shows a certain amount of post-Creole characteristics, such as the phrase You for adjective eg You for style! for the English You look/are really adjective You are a real show-off!, alt You are real cool!, and the almost mandatory use of second personal pronouns in the imperative Other characteristics of TI English follow general non-standard diale Torres Strait English