Peace Corps Krio Language Manual
Revised January 1978
Table of Contents

 

Introduction Pages ii-vi
Krio Vowel Sounds Page 1
Lesson 1 - Basic Greetings Pages 2-5
Lesson 2 - Introducing a Friend Pages 6-7
Lesson 3 - Bargaining Pages 8-10
Lesson 4 - How to Get to Makeni Pages 11-13
Lesson 5 - Back from Makeni Pages 14-16
Lesson 6 - How to Get to the Peace Corps Office Pages 17-19
Lesson 7 - Visit to the Bar Pages 20-22
Lesson 8 - Looking Out for Good Restaurant Pages 23-25
Lesson 9 - The Tailor Pages 26-27
Lesson 10 - Travelling by Lorry Pages 28-29
Lesson 11 - Inviting a Friend to a Meal Pages 30-32
Lesson 12 - Dining Hall Situation Pages 33-35
Lesson 13 - At the Post Office Pages 36-40
Lesson 14 - Begging Pages 41-43
Lesson 15 - Sickness Pages 44-47
Lesson 16 - Job Hunting Pages 48-50
Lesson 17 - The Dating Game Pages 51-53
Lesson 18 - Asking for the Chief Pages 54-55
Lesson 19 - Visiting a Prospective Farmer Pages 56-57
Lesson 20 - Useful Farm Situations Pages 58-64
More Idiomatic Expressions Page 65
Some Krio Proverbs Page 66
Some Krio Songs Pages 67-68
Krio Vocabulary Pages 69-71