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Sierra Leonean English is the dialect of English spoken by Sierra Leoneans which has been heavily influenced by the Sierra Leone Creole people.Saidu Bangura, 2015 ''A Roadmap to Sierra Leone English: A Sociohistorical and Ecological Perspective'', Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, PhD thesis, p. 124, 222, 232-242.


Pronunciation

Sierra Leonean English realises as a voiced uvular fricative , or, more rarely, a uvular trill . This is rare among accents of English.


See also

* Krio language, an English-based creole language originally spoken by the Sierra Leone Creole people in Sierra Leone and today the country's main lingua franca.


References


Bibliography

* * Dialects of English Languages of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Creole people {{English-lang-stub