There is no doubt that the social, political, and religious frameworks of a culture have a profound effect on how people think and behave. As these things change over time, the culture also adapts and evolves. Language can also be affected by the prevailing standards...
Within moment of arriving in Freetown, I relearned two significant things. The first: all of Africa is not the same. While I’ve known this in my head all along, the reality of it didn’t confront me until the plane landed. The airport felt hot and...
Here’s a great story from our friends at The Institute for Sierra Leonean Languages (TISLL): All glory, praise and honor to God Almighty. Krio is 80% spoken in Sierra Leone and TISLL is working assiduously in getting people to read and write their languages very well....