What languages are spoken in Sierra Leone?

English and Krio are the main languages.

They speak

1. english
2. krio
3. temme
4. mende
5. bassa
6. bom
7. bullom so
8. gola
9. kissi northern
10. kisi southern
11. klao
12. kono
13. krim
14. kuranko
15. limba east
16. limba west central
17. loko
18. maninkakan eastern
19. n'ko
20. pularsherbro
21. susu
22. vai
23. yalunka

Krio is widely understood. It's based on a creole of English - the language spoken by descendants of the freed Jamaican slaves. Spoken by about 10% of the population, but understood by 90%.

Also, Temne is spoken in the north and Mende in the south.