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The Krio are an ethnic group in Sierra Leone , descendants of various groups of freed slaves landed in Freetown between 1787 and about 1855.

They speak a distinctive language, Krio , a Creole Language based on English and African languages.


HISTORY

The ancestors of the Krio include the Black Poor (from England ), the Nova Scotians (from the North American Colonies ), the Maroons (from Jamaica ) and the Liberated Africans .

This last group was freed by the Royal Navy from slave ships rescued on the high seas and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city. The Liberated Africans came from as far north as Senegal and as far south as Angola ; about 75% were from what is now Nigeria . Their diverse African languages and cultures blended with the influences already brought by the freed slaves from North America and the West Indies . The result was the distinctive language and culture of the Krio people.