ðə mˈeɪn sˈoːɹs ʌv lˈoʊn wˈɜːdz tə ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ sˈɪns ðə mˈɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd z hˈæzbiːn jˈuːmplɐtˌɑːk tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt kɹɪˈoʊl ænd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ.
The main source of loan words to the language since the mid 1800s has been Yumplatòk (Torres Strait Creole) and English.