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Krio [ˈkriːəʊ]

1. (Linguistics / Languages) the English-based creole widely used as a lingua franca in Sierra Leone. Its principal language of admixture is Yoruba

2. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -os a native speaker of Krio

3. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) (modifier) of or relating to the Krio language or Krios Krio poetry

[alteration of creole]

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language			0 MENDE TEMNE & KRIO SOMALIA 246,201 37 MOGADISHU SOMALI 9,100,000 3. World affairs annual 2010 by New York Times Upfront There are over 16 different ethnic groups in the country, including the Krio, descendents of freed slaves who speak an English-based Creole called Krio, and visiting villages and chatting to people in markets and in the streets is rewarding for all parties Travel and Tourism in Sierra Leone Is a Hot Topic! by Sachin Temghare / Advertising, marketing, public relations community Despite the war being 'don don' (Sierra Leonean krio word for 'finished') for over seven years now, argument still abounds as to what actually caused the violence, and thus what measures are now needed to ensure that peace can be sustained. Explaining war, creating peace: UK-sponsored reforms in Sierra Leone by Denney, Lisa / Contemporary Review			Krefeld Kreisler Kremenchug Kremenchuk Kremer Kremlin kremlinologist Kremlinology Krems Krems lead Krems white Kreng Kreosote kreplach kreutzer kreuzer krewe kriegspiel Kriegsspiel Kriemhild krigia Krigia bulbosa Krigia dandelion krill krimmer Krio Kriol kris Krishna Krishna Menon Krishnaism Kriss Kringle Kristallnacht Kristeva Kristiania Kristiansand Kristiansen Kristianstad kritarchy Kriti Kríti Krivoi Rog Krivoy Rog KRL Kroeber Krokidolite kromesky krona króna krone Kronecker			Kriminal Polizei Kriminalaktennachweis Kriminalpolitik Kriminellas Revansch I Samhället Kriminelles Revance I Samfundet Kriminologie und Praxis Kriminologisches Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen Krimmel, John krimmer krimpsiekte KRIMS Krimson Kross Motorcycle Club Kring Point State Park Kringle Kringle 4 variable number of tandem repeat Kringle domain kringle region Kringle, Kris Kringles Krinichki Krinichnaia Krinitskii, Aleksandr Krinitskii, Aleksandr Ivanovich Krinsky, Carol Krio Krio, Cape Kriobolia KRIOH Kriol Kriol language Krios Kriotherapy Kriotherapy Kriotherapy Kripalu Yoga Teacher Development Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association Kripiakevich, Ivan Kripiakevich, Ivan Petrovich Kripke, Saul Kripo Kriptonite KRIR KRIRM kris kris kris kris Kris Johnson Music Ensemble Kris knife Kris knife Krischausky Interimsmanagement Coaching Krisen-Interventions-Team Kriseninterventionsdienst Krisenreactionskräfte

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