Krio

See also: krio

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Krio Krio, from Portuguese crioulo (“creole”). Doublet of Creole.

Proper noun

Krio

A creole language based on English/Jamaican Creole spoken by around 500,000 people mainly in Sierra Leone.

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Krio terms
Ethnologue entry for Krio, kri ⁠

Anagrams

Kori, kori

Krio

Etymology

From Portuguese crioulo (“creole”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krì.ó/

Noun

Krìó

Creole (person)

Proper noun

Krìó

Krio (language)

Descendants

→ English: Krio

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