Krio is a language derived from Old English mixed with several “native tongues” as well as elements of Portuguese and French. Its similarity to English makes it very easy to understand and learn. To get you started, I’ve compiled a few necessary phrases – learn these and you’ll be able to navigate Sierra Leone in no time.

Belly-Belly tumba

Of all the tumbas in Sierra Leone, the belly-belly one is the biggest, roundest, and ripest. Now while many people here may claim that my tumba, or bootie, is small belly-belly, I have heard from many others on the street that in fact I have tumba levi’s, which means a nice round ass that fits well into jeans, like a model. What is certain, though, is that I am not straightcut like the girls on catwalks or most of the expat women here.