Krio
English-based creole language spoken in Sierra Leone
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Krio
Summary
Krio is a natural language[1]. Krio draws 792 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #154 of 734).[2]
Key Facts
- Krio is in the country of Sierra Leone[3].
- Krio's instance of is recorded as natural language[4].
- Krio's instance of is recorded as creole[5].
- Krio's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
- Krio is a type of West African English Creole[7].
- Krio's writing system is recorded as Latin script[8].
- Krio's Commons category is recorded as Krio language[9].
- Krio's Wikimedia language code is recorded as kri[10].
- Krio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Krio language[11].
- Krio's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+692000'}[12].
- Krio's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'kri', 'text': 'Krio'}[13].
- Krio's different from is recorded as Sierra Leone Creole people[14].
- Krio's indigenous to is recorded as Western Area[15].
- Krio's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/KRI[16].
- Krio's exact match is recorded as https://apics-online.info/contributions/15[17].
- Krio's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133112438[18].
- Krio's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 3 Wider Communication[19].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural language[4], creole[5], and modern language[6]. Krio is a type of West African English Creole[7].
Why It Matters
Krio draws 792 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #154 of 734).[2] Krio has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Krio is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]