West African Krio

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[manzano0627]

This video is part of the "Story of English" PBS series from 1985 or 1986. You can probably get all the videos somewhere online (expensive I think), and there was a book made too.

Since I'm using this video for my students, I reluctantly deleted one comment with foul language. Please refrain from insulting each other so that I don't have to do that again. Thanks.

[manzano0627]

And how about Singaporeans? why should they speak in their own accent when only a few million can understand them? or maybe New Yorkers? Bostonians? Kiwis? Hawaiians?

Then again, whose English are they "supposed" to speak anyway? There is no such thing as "proper" language. THAT is the point of the video.

"Language is a dialect with an army and a navy."

Please do some research on creolization and language history before casually dismissing an entire culture.

[megaboy211]

There are many in Africa who hardly speak a word of English but are doing fine in life financially and socially. The language you speak doesn't determine how far life takes you but your determinations and motivations. I am a proud Linba-boy from Sierra Leone and doing fine in life. I put this down to the fact that I take pride and acknowledged my origin enabling me to know where I want to be in life/future.

[smrfox99]

Similar to me, and my people (Jamaican). The different languages of the world (or what ever term you use to describe a native tongue) are simply beautiful; the similarities are striking.

[ADOJOHNSULE1]

@Xaymaicana I will like to educate you a bit,most of the krio are recaptives slaves en route to the new world,but were stopped by the british naval forces,talking about the language you can not pinpoint the origin,but i know for a fact the languge has half of it taken from the yoruba languge. and again most missionary sent to nigeria in those days were of nigerian extract ie yoruba,ibo ijaws..a good example is samuel ajayi crowder the first black bishop,he was a recaptive slave.

[Xaymaicana]

@Omrmcy Krio has EVERYTHING to do with Nigerian pidgin both indirectly and directly.

As some of the Jamaicans who repatriated to Africa via Salone, were of "Nigerian" descent. How can Salone "missionaries" teach Igbo and Yoruba ppl their own words? lol.

[Omrmcy]

@Xaymaicana Krio is Jamaican patios spoken by the maroon mixed with English, french, Portuguese, Arabic, and SEVERAL native African languages.

Nigerian Pidgin has nothing to do with Krio, due to the fact that Krio existed as a a stable language before Nigerian Pidgin ever exited.

By all means Nigerian Pidgin is an offshoot of Krio spoken by Krio ex-slaves sent there as missionaries and teachers.

[Xaymaicana]

@Xaymaicana LOL *they are different.

[Xaymaicana]

@ridim2007 the reason why there is a need to separate caribbean patois with african krio is because they're ARE difference.

For example:

english: "You are crazy"

krio/pidgin: "you dey crace"

patois: "yuh mussi mad" or "is mad yuh mad"

get what i am saying?

[Xaymaicana]

@pusifut well its up to jamaicans like myself and you who know better to teach others.

[Xaymaicana]

@lionzion22 lol

[Xaymaicana]

@Omrmcy LOL KRIO is nigerian pidgin mixed with patois.