▁The ▁language ▁has ▁voc ab ul ary ▁from ▁various ▁sources , ▁though ▁the ▁dominant ▁source ▁language ▁is ▁English . ▁Here ▁are ▁lists ▁of ▁Non - English ▁words ▁found ▁in ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Cre ole : ▁ ▁Kal aw ▁K aw aw ▁Ya : ▁ya wo ▁' good bye ', ▁math a ▁' only , ▁very ', ▁m ina ▁' re ally , ▁truly ', ▁b ab uk ▁' cross leg ged ', ▁a ka ▁' gr anny ', ▁pur ip uri ▁' mag ic ▁action , ▁sp ells , ▁products , ▁medic ines ▁etc .' ▁( from ▁the ▁early ▁K aur ara ig au ▁Ya ▁[ K ow ra reg ▁— ▁the ▁Southern ▁dialect ▁of ▁Kal aw ▁Lag aw ▁Ya ▁word ▁pur i ], ▁in ▁modern ▁K ala ▁Lag aw ▁Ya ▁the ▁word ▁is ▁pu yi ). ▁ ▁Mer iam ▁Mir : ▁b aker ▁( b ak ì r ) ▁' m oney ' ▁( bes ide ▁the ▁more ▁general ▁b aks ), ▁w ata i ▁( w ath ai ) ▁' b am bo o ▁break - wind ▁f ence '. ▁ ▁Aust ron esian ▁( Mal ay , ▁Tag alog , ▁Sam o an , ▁Rot uman , ▁etc .): ▁th aling a ▁' ear ', ▁b ala ▁' bro ther , ▁male ▁friend ', ▁th uba ▁' co con ut ▁to dd y ', ▁mak an ▁' to ▁eat ', ▁d ud u ▁' to ▁sit ', ▁ka ikai ▁' to ▁eat ', ▁n ene ▁' gr anny ',