Krio
Krio is a language used by 4,000,000
speakers in Sierra Leone. It is a true English based Creole language and
is the lingua franca throughout the country. It is used in smaller numbers
in Senegal, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea. It is the dominant language of
the younger generation. It is the formal language for those who do not
speak English. Mother tongue Krio speakers are mainly descendents of
repatriated slaves fro Jamaica. The Krios, descendants of freed slaves
living primarily in Freetown, comprise two percent of the
population.
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