What is "kriol"

The word Kriol could mean one of the following ethnic groups:

• Belizean Kriol people or Kriols
• Upper Guinea Kriol people

It could also mean any of the following Creole languages:

• The English-based Australian Kriol language
• The English-based Belizean Kriol language, also called Belizean Creole
• The English-based Colón Creole (Kriol) spoken in Panama
• The Portuguese-based Guinea-Bissau Creole