I have been saying I am ready to learn Krio, so in today's vlog we see if I can learn some basic Krio words and phrases. And as always it was hilarious! Let me know what you think~
Krio is an English-based creole language that is lingua franca and de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone.
Krio is spoken by 96 percent of the country's population, and it unites the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each other.
Krio is the primary language of communication among Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad,[ and has also heavily influenced Sierra Leonean English.
Krio is native to the Creoles who are freed slaves from Britain, The United States and West Indies. It is mainly derived from English but has influences from other African languages (Yuroba for example), European languages (such as French) and also contains some expressions found in the West Indies.
As of May 23 2022, Krio is now on Google Translate. Check it out - translate.google.com/?hl=en&s...
Here is an additional Resource - VSL - learnakan.com/common-twi-expr...
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00:00 - My Krio is terrible
00:35 - Intro
00:38 - What are we doing today
01:55 - Meet Bintu Sesay
03:22 - Quick Lesson on Ethnic Groups and Languages in Sierra Leone
05:45 - Vowels and pronunciation
06:35 - Greetings
06:38 - 1. Hello
07:03 - 2. How are you?
08:12 - 3. I am fine
09:11 - 4. How Is the Morning, How Is the Afternoon, How Is the Evening
11:41 - 5. The Morning, The Afternoon, The Evening replies
12:23 - Introductions
12:33 - 5. What is your name?
12:58 - 6. My name is
13:39 - 7. Where are you from?
14:27 - 8. I am from
16:10 - Polite words
16:14 - 9. Please
17:59 - 10. Sorry
18:09 - 11. Thank You
18:20 - Common Questions and Answers
18:46 - 12. Do You Speak English?
19:43 - 13. How do you say… in Krio?
20:21 - 14. What time is it?
21:15 - 15. How much is it?
22:43 - 16. It costs...
24:57 - 17. I will pay...
26:53 - 18. How old are you?
28:34 - 19. I am __ years old
29:39 - Common Phrases
29:41 - 20. I don’t know
31:34 - 21. I don’t understand
32:10 - 22. I understand
32:27 - 23. I know
32:33 - 24. I am coming or on my way
34:14 - 25. I am hungry
BONUS Phrases
35:59 - I dont have it
37:04 - What are you up to?
41:28 - Outro
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NOTE: The writing system used here is the recommended orthography used in schools and colleges in Sierra Leone. The orthography uses phonetic symbols for some vowel sounds in krio.
An important thing to note is that each symbol represents ONE and only ONE sound, and each sound is represented by only ONE symbol. The vowel sounds are usually the problem. Below is a guide to the pronunciation of the vowels of Krio.
1. ɛ as in English ‘bed.’
2. e as in English ‘day’
3. ɔ as in English ‘cot’
4. ʌ as in English ‘cut’ (not found in Krio)
5. ə as in English ‘ among’ (not found in Krio)
6. o as in English ‘bowl’ or ‘boat’
7. u as in English ‘fool’
8. I as in English ‘seat’
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8 июл 2024
