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Although English, as the official language, is spoken in schools, government administration and the media, Krio is spoken as a lingua franca in virtually all parts of Sierra Leone. Krio, an English-based creole language, is the mother tongue of 10.5% of the population but is spoken by 90% of Sierra Leoneans. [4]
The Sierra Leonean Creole or Krio is an English-based creole language that is the lingua franca and de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Krio is spoken by 96 percent of the country's population, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and it unites the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and ...
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It is spoken by the Mende people and by other ethnic groups as a regional lingua franca in southern Sierra Leone. [3] Mende is a tonal language belonging to the Mande language family. Early systematic descriptions of Mende were by F. W. Migeod [4] and Kenneth Crosby. [5] Ethel Aginsky decoded the language in her doctoral work. [6]
Krio language, English-based creole spoken throughout the nation of Sierra Leone; Liberian Kreyol language, spoken in Liberia; Nigerian Creole, English based creole or pidgin [clarification needed] spoken in Nigeria; Americas. Bahamian Creole, English Creole spoken in The Bahamas; Bajan Creole or Barbadian Creole, English-based, spoken in Barbados
The Southwestern Mande languages are a branch of the Mande languages spoken in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia.There are around 2.8 million total speakers. The largest languages by far are Mende of Sierra Leone, with 1.4 million, and Kpelle of Liberia and Guinea, with 1.2 million.
Krio (derived from English and several indigenous African languages, and the language of the Sierra Leone Creole people) is the most widely spoken language in virtually all parts of Sierra Leone. As the Krio language is spoken by 96% of the country's population, [101] [167] it unites all the different ethnic groups, especially in their trade ...
The Kono language (Kɔnɔ) is a language spoken in Sierra Leone by the Kono people. The Kono District is situated in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone and contains 14 chiefdoms, each headed by a Paramount Chief. The language varies slightly between chiefdoms. Kono distinguishes high tone and low tone on syllables: [2] [3]