In this section, you can first look at the writing of Krio from the example below.  Next, you can learn some basic words and sentence structure.  And in the next page, you can find some proverbs in Sierra Leone.
Example
The translation
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Key Words
Greetings/Exclamations:

hello              good morning, how are you?`            I am well              thank you
kusheh           morhnin-o       ow di bohdi?              Ah wehl              Tehnki (+ya - polite)

goodbye         yes                 no                            OK                      not too bad
na-in dat         yehs               noh                          OK/i                    noh bad i noh bad
Pronouns:

I                     you                he                           she                      we
ah                   yu                  i                             i                          wi

it                    this                 that                        
i/nah               dis/nah            dat/nah                  
Sentence Structure
1. subject, object and verb:
AH de ya (here).                                     
I am here.
Di PIKIN de ya                                        
The CHILD is here.
Di pikin de ya?                                        
Question - is the child here?

2. Articles:
WAN pikin de ya.                                     
A child here is.

3. Nouns:
Di Pikin-DEM de ya.                                
The child-REN are here.
Di GUD pikin de ya                                 
The GOOD child is here.
I NAH pikin.                                             
HE is a child.

4. Possession:
I nah MI pikin.                                         
He is MY child.

5. Relative:
Di pikin WEH de ya                                
The child WHO here is.

6. Demostrative:
DIS pikin de ya.                                      
THIS child is here.
DAT pikin de DE.                                   
THAT child is THERE.

7. Interogatives:
WETIN nah ting?                                     
WHAT (is) this thing?
UDAT nah?                                           
  WHO (is) that?
USAI di pikin de?                                     
WHERE is the child?
Ohmohs di buk?                                      
HOW-MUCH is the book?

8. Imperatives:
DU dis!                                                     
DO this!
KAM ya!                                                   
COME here!

9. Negatives:
Yehs, ah geht won buk.                            
Yes, I HAVE a book.
Noh, ah noh geht di buk.                          
No, I do NOT have the book.
NOH kam ya.                                            
Do NOT come here.

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