Creole peoples Creole peoples Creole people are ethnic groups which originated during the colonial-era from racial mixing between Europeans and non-European peoples, known as creolisation. These groups are typically descended from White Western European colonial settlers, West African slaves, Haitians and indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Creole peoples vary widely in ethnic background and mixture, and many have since developed distinct ethnic identities. The development of creole languages is attributed to, but independent of, the emergence of creole ethnic identities. The English word "creole" derives from the French "créole", which in turn came from Portuguese "crioulo", a diminutive of
Glossary of Japanese words of Portuguese origin the more common way to write loanwords in Japanese in modern times. "Kanji" versions of the words are "ateji", characters that are "fitted" or "applied" to the words by the Japanese, based on either the pronunciation or the meaning of the word. The † indicates the word is archaic and no longer in use. It is often suggested that the Japanese word "arigatō" derives from the Portuguese "obrigado", both of which mean "Thank you", but evidence clearly indicates a purely Japanese origin. The Japanese phrase "arigatō gozaimasu" is a polite form of "arigatō". This is a form of an adjective,