Krio language
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Krio is an English-based creole language spoken primarily in Sierra Leone, where it serves as a major lingua franca among diverse ethnic groups.
Aliases (2)
- Krio ×3
- Sierra Leone Krio ×2
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-based creole
→
creole language → natural language → |
| associatedWithCity |
Freetown
→
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Aku language
→
Cameroonian Pidgin English → Nigerian Pidgin → Pichinglis → |
| developedFrom |
English-based pidgins used in West Africa
→
contact between English and African languages → |
| developedInPeriod |
18th century
→
19th century → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Krio
→
Sierra Leone Krio → |
| hasCountry |
Sierra Leone
→
|
| hasEthnicGroup |
Krio people
→
Sierra Leone Creole people → |
| hasGlottocode |
krio1253
→
|
| hasInfluenceFrom |
English language
→
Igbo language → Kongo languages → Mende language → Portuguese language → Temne language → Yoruba language → other West African languages → |
| hasISO639-2Code |
kri
→
|
| hasISO639-3Code |
kri
→
|
| hasLanguageFamily |
English creole
→
|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
tonal language characteristics
→
|
| hasPrimaryLexifier |
English language
→
|
| hasPrimaryRegion |
Sierra Leone
→
|
| hasStatus |
de facto national lingua franca of Sierra Leone
→
language of wider communication in Sierra Leone → lingua franca among diverse ethnic groups in Sierra Leone → |
| hasSVOOrder |
true
→
|
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
| spokenIn |
Guinea
NERFINISHED
→
Nigeria → Senegal NERFINISHED → Sierra Leone → The Gambia NERFINISHED → diaspora communities in other West African countries → diaspora communities in the United Kingdom → diaspora communities in the United States → |
| subclassOf |
Atlantic English-based creole
→
West African English-based creole → |
| usedAs |
lingua franca in Sierra Leone
→
|
| usedBy |
majority of population of Sierra Leone as second language
→
|
| usedInDomain |
everyday communication in Sierra Leone
→
informal education in Sierra Leone → media in Sierra Leone → popular music in Sierra Leone → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Equatoguinean Pidgin English
("Krio")
→
Fernando Po Krio → Fernando Po Krio ("Sierra Leone Krio") → Pichi language → |
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Krio language
("Krio")
→
Krio language ("Sierra Leone Krio") → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Equatoguinean Pidgin English
("Krio")
→
|
hasInfluenceFrom |