Lan Fɔ Rid ɛn rayt Krio wit di alfabɛt dɛm
Consonant sounds in Krio are the same as in English:
b d f g h j k l m n p r s t v w y z
Krio vowels are: a e i o u ɛ ɔ
Every Krio letter has its own sound that does not change. This means one letter is one sound and it is always the same sound.
Vowels Krio
a – as in at at
e – as in eight; hate et
i – as in it; eat it
o – as in oh got
u – as in pull pul
ɛ - as in eh bɛt/gɛt
ɔ - as in or bɔn
We also have:
aw as in kaw (cow)
ay as in day (die)
ɔy as in bɔy (boy)
Krio does not have the letter ‘c’. Every ‘c’ becomes ‘k’. For example, ‘cow’ becomes ‘kaw’; ‘corn’ becomes ‘kɔn’.
The letter ‘x’ becomes ‘ks’ as in ‘aks’ (axe).
We also have ŋ. We find this in words like: Fritɔŋ (Freetown), tɔŋ (tongue) and kiŋ (king).