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Video of an L2 speaker of the Krio language. 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.
Sierra Leone, (/ s i ˌ ɛr ə l i ˈ oʊ n (i)/ ⓘ, also UK: / s i ˌ ɛər ə-/, US: / ˌ s ɪər ə-/; [8] [9] Krio: Salone [10]) officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Its land area is 73,252 km 2 (28,283 sq mi). [11]
Ethnolinguistic map of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is a multilingual country. [1] English is the official language, and Krio is the most widely spoken language among the different ethnic groups across Sierra Leone. [2] [3] [4] The country was named by 15th-century Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra, the first European to sight and map Freetown ...
Location of Sierra Leone The flag of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone, (/ s i ˌ ɛr ə l i ˈ oʊ n (i)/ ⓘ, also UK: / s i ˌ ɛər ə-/, US: / ˌ s ɪər ə-/; Krio: Salone) officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north.
The Loko (IPA: Lɔkɔ) are one of the indigenous ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. Landogo is used as an endonym for the people and language, but other groups refer to them as Loko. They speak a Southwestern Mande language that is also called Loko .
Sierra Leonean English is the dialect of English spoken by Sierra Leoneans which has been heavily influenced by the Sierra Leone Creole people. [ 1 ] Pronunciation
The Kono people are the descendants of Mali-Guinean migrants who are said to have moved to Sierra Leone and settled in what is now Kono District in the mid-16th century, however there is archaeological evidence of settlement in Kono District as far back as 2200 B.C. [2] Kono history claims that the Kono were once a powerful people in Mali and Guinea.
Temne speakers live mostly in the Northern Province and Western Area, Sierra Leone. Temne people can be found in a number of other West African countries as well, including Guinea . Some Temnes have also migrated beyond West Africa seeking educational and professional opportunities, especially in Great Britain , and the United States .