“Could you maybe bring me to Lumley beach please?” sounds way different from “Ar dae go Lumley.” The second phrase will more likely be understood by the taxi driver. Although it is not necessary to learn Krio, it can come in handy to know a couple of phrases. Most people speak English – or a […]

Temne is spoken by the Temne, who make up about 30% of the population of Sierra Leone. The mainly hail from the country’s Northern Province and have a rich culture and history. A famous Temne Chief Bai Bureh launched a rebellion against the British in 1898, this was as a result of overtaxation of his […]

Krio is the most widely spoken language in Sierra Leone and 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 […]