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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
krio
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A creole language based on English/Jamaican Creole spoken by around 500,000 people mainly in Sierra Leone.

Etymology

Borrowed from Krio Krio, from Portuguese crioulo (“creole”). Doublet of Creole, Criollo, and Crioulo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Krio terms kri ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Krio terms kri ⁠

Questions

What does krio mean?
A creole language based on English/Jamaican Creole spoken by around 500,000 people mainly in Sierra Leone.
Where does krio come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce krio

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