"Krio" meaning in English

See Krio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Krio Krio, from Portuguese crioulo (“creole”). Doublet of Creole. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kri|Krio}} Krio Krio, {{der|en|pt|crioulo||creole}} Portuguese crioulo (“creole”), {{doublet|en|Creole}} Doublet of Creole Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Krio
  1. A creole language based on English/Jamaican Creole spoken by around 500,000 people mainly in Sierra Leone. Wikipedia link: Krio language Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Krio terms, kri ⁠

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