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 Sierra Leone Krio is the lingua franca and the de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Krio is the native language for some 300,000 Krios—the descendants of slaves from the West Indies, United States and Britain, who overwhelmingly live in Freetown.  Krio is an English-based creole, but is closer to being a fully-fledged language, as it has fixed grammatical structures and rules. Most of its vocabulary comes from English, but its sound system and grammar are closer to that of nearby African languages, in particular Yoruba. [https://wikitravel.org/en/Krio_phrasebook ('''Krio Phrasebook''')]
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+Other languages found in Sierra Leone include: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Sierra Leone," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Sierra_Leone, accessed DATE.</ref>
+* '''Mende''' - spoken by 31% of the population <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mende language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mende_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Temme''' - spoken by 37% <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Temne language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temne_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Kono''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kono language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kono_language_(Sierra_Leone), accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Kissi''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kissi language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissi_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Kuranko''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kuranko language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuranko_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Limba''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Limba language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limba_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Fula (Pular)''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Fula language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fula_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Pular language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pular_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Mandingo''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mandinka language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandinka_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
+* '''Susu''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Susu language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susu_language, accessed 21 March 2021.</ref>
 ==Word List(s)==
-* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Krio_phrasebook Krio phrasebook]
+* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Krio_phrasebook#Phrase_list Phrase List (Krio phrasebook)]
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+'''Pronunciation Guides'''
+* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Krio_phrasebook#Pronunciation_guide Pronunciation Guide (Kiro Phrasebook)]
 ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
-* Jack Berry, '''''A dictionary of Sierra Leone Krio''''', Evanston, Ill : Northwestern University, 1966 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-sierra-leone-krio/oclc/4112593&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
+'''Language Aids'''
-* Clifford N Fyle & Eldred D Jones, '''''A Krio-English dictionary''''', New York : Oxford Univ. Pr., 1980 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/krio-english-dictionary/oclc/631746023&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
+* [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/mende/ Mende Language - Dialects, Sound System, Vowels, Consonants, Tones, Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing]
-* Hanne-Ruth Thompson & Momoh Taziff Koroma, '''''Krio dictionary & phrasebook''''', New York, NY Hippocrene Books, Inc 2014 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/krio-dictionary-phrasebook/oclc/1007286637&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
+* [https://www.visitsierraleone.org/background-information/languages/temne-words-and-phrases/ Temme Language - Vowel pronunciations and word list]
-==Additional Resources==
+'''Dictionaries'''
-*Sierra Leone Company. '''''Substance of the report : delivered by the Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company, to the General Court of Proprietors, on Thursday the 27th March, 1794.''''' [London] [Printed by James Phillips] [1794]. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/substance-of-the-report-delivered-by-the-court-of-directors-of-the-sierra-leone-company-to-the-general-court-of-proprietors-on-thursday-the-27th-march-1794/oclc/85864032&referer=brief_results Avalible on WorldCat]
+* Berry, Jack. ''A dictionary of Sierra Leone Krio.'' Evanston, Ill: Northwestern University, 1966. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/4112593 WorldCat].
+* Fyle, Clifford N and Eldred D Jones. ''A Krio-English dictionary.'' New York: Oxford Univ. Pr, 1980. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/631746023 WorldCat].
+* Thompson, Hanne-Ruth and Momoh Taziff Koroma. ''Krio dictionary & phrasebook.'' New York, NY: Hippocrene Books, Inc, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1007286637 WorldCat].
+* Innes, Gordon. ''A Mende-English dictionary.'' Cambridge: University Press, 1969. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1150293597 WorldCat].
+* Eaton, M. ''A Dictionary of the Mende language.'' Freetown: Albert Academy Press, 1950. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/249266672 WorldCat].
+* Schlenker, Christian Frederick. ''An English-Temme dictionary.'' London: Printed for the Church missionary Society, 1880. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/903864471 WorldCat].
-*Sierra Leone Company. '''''Substance of the report of the Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company to the General Court, held at London on Wednesday the 19th of October, 1791.''''' [London] [Printed by James Phillips] [1792]. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/substance-of-the-report-of-the-court-of-directors-of-the-sierra-leone-company-to-the-general-court-held-at-london-on-wednesday-the-19th-of-october-1791/oclc/28598780&referer=brief_results Avalible on WorldCat]
+'''Online Dictionaries'''
+* [https://en.glosbe.com/en/kri Krio-English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-*John Peterson. '''''Province of freedom : a history of Sierra Leone, 1787-1870''''' [Evanston] [Northwestern University Press] [1969]. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/province-of-freedom-a-history-of-sierra-leone-1787-1870/oclc/300200935&referer=brief_results Avalible on WorldCat].
+==Additional Resources==
+* Peterson, John. ''Province of freedom : a history of Sierra Leone, 1787-1870.'' Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1969. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/300200935 WorldCat].
 == References ==