Krio


Krio

(ˈkriːəʊ) npl -os1. (Languages) the English-based creole widely used as a lingua franca in Sierra Leone. Its principal language of admixture is Yoruba2. (Peoples) a native speaker of Krio3. (Languages) (modifier) of or relating to the Krio language or Krios: Krio poetry. 4. (Peoples) (modifier) of or relating to the Krio language or Krios: Krio poetry. [alteration of creole]

Kri•o

(ˈkri oʊ)

n. an English-based creole of Sierra Leone: a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.