ISO 639-3 · krikri
unclassified · creole or pidgin
Krio
Krio is a creole or pidgin, spoken in Sierra Leone. Wikidata counts 692,000 first-language speakers (2016). Wikidata describes it as “English-based creole language spoken in Sierra Leone”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kri- Glottocode
krio1253- Family
- unclassified
- Wikipedia
- 32 language editions
692,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
—levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Krio |
|---|---|
| Also called | Krio language, Sierra Leonean Creole, kri |
| L1 speakers | 692,000 (2016) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Sierra Leone |
| Kind | creole or pidgin |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelwhere it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Sierra Leone
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalmyqManinkaNiger–Congo · 3.3 msusSusuNiger–Congo · 2.4 m4 · EducationalmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingbsqBassaNiger–Congo · 420,0005 · DevelopingmenMendeNiger–Congo2 · ProvincialvaiVaiNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingtemTemneNiger–Congo2 · ProvincialyalYalunkaNiger–Congo5 · DevelopinggolGolaNiger–Congo5 · Developing