Krio people

E140679

The Krio people are a creole ethnic group in Sierra Leone descended largely from freed African American, Caribbean, and Liberated African slaves, known for their distinctive Krio language and strong influence on the country’s culture and history.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf creole people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
ancestry African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans

Caribbean freed slaves ⓘ
Jamaican Maroons ⓘ
Liberated Africans ⓘ
Nova Scotian Settlers ⓘ
linked to: Black Loyalists

recaptives ⓘ
capitalCityAssociation Freetown is historically a Krio city ⓘ
colonialName Sierra Leone Creoles ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
colonialRole intermediaries between British colonial authorities and interior peoples ⓘ
country Sierra Leone ⓘ
culturalInfluence strong influence on Sierra Leonean culture ⓘ
strong influence on Sierra Leonean economy ⓘ
strong influence on Sierra Leonean language use ⓘ
strong influence on Sierra Leonean politics ⓘ
culturalTraits Christian-influenced naming practices ⓘ
Western-influenced dress ⓘ
distinctive Krio architecture in Freetown ⓘ
diaspora Caribbean ⓘ
Gambia ⓘ
linked to: The Gambia

Guinea ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
educationRole overrepresented in colonial civil service ⓘ
pioneers of Western-style education in Sierra Leone ⓘ
ethnogenesis 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
historicalRole early Western-educated elite in Sierra Leone ⓘ
founders of Freetown ⓘ
missionary activity in West Africa ⓘ
spread of Western education in West Africa ⓘ
language Krio language ⓘ
languageStatus Krio language is lingua franca of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Krio language
legalStatusColonialEra British subjects ⓘ
missionaryAffiliation Church Missionary Society ⓘ
populationConcentration urban areas of Sierra Leone ⓘ
primaryLocation Freetown ⓘ
Western Area, Sierra Leone ⓘ
relatedGroup African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans

Afro-Caribbean people ⓘ
Aku people ⓘ
Saro people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
selfDesignation Krio ⓘ
linked to: Krio language

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Leone → ethnicGroup → Krio people ⓘ
Freetown → primaryEthnicGroups → Krio ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Equatoguinean Pidgin English → historicalContactWith → Sierra Leonean Krio speakers ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Krio language → hasEthnicGroup → Sierra Leone Creole people ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Krio language → hasEthnicGroup → Krio people ⓘ
Krio people → colonialName → Sierra Leone Creoles ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Hastings, Sierra Leone → ethnicGroup → Krio people ⓘ
Americo-Liberian settlers → relatedGroup → Sierra Leone Creoles ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
S. T. Coleridge-Taylor → ethnicGroup → Sierra Leone Creole people ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Bo District → demographicGroup → Krio people ⓘ
Valentine Strasser → ethnicGroup → Krio people ⓘ
Saro people → associatedWith → Sierra Leone Creole people ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Aku people → historicalOrigin → Sierra Leone Creole people ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Aku people → relatedGroup → Sierra Leone Creole people ⓘ
linked to: Krio people
Aku people → relatedGroup → Krio people ⓘ
Geechee → hasCulturalContinuityWith → Krio people of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Krio people