Krio language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Krio_language
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf creole language
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Ghanaian_Pidgin_English
gptkb:Nigerian_Pidgin
gptkb:Cameroonian_Pidgin_English
gptkbp:derivedFrom gptkb:English_language
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television
newspapers
gptkbp:firstDocumented 19th century
gptkbp:glottologCode kri
krio1252
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Krio language
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Temne_language
gptkb:Portuguese_language
gptkb:Yoruba_language
gptkb:Mende_language
French language
Igbo language
gptkbp:ISO639-3 kri
gptkbp:languageFamily creole language
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers 4 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:status de facto national language of Sierra Leone
lingua franca of Sierra Leone
gptkbp:usedAs interethnic communication
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Krio_people
gptkbp:usedInEducation limited
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gullah_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5