Aku language
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Aku is a variety of Sierra Leone Krio, an English-based Creole language
of Western Africa
. Aku is spoken primarily in Gambia, mainly by the Aku people
, who are descendants of the Sierra Leone Creole people
. In many ways the Akus are an extension of the Sierra Leone Creole community.
Creole language
A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages; creoles differ from pidgins in that they have been nativized by children as their primary language, making them have features of natural languages that are normally missing from...
of Western Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Aku is spoken primarily in Gambia, mainly by the Aku people
Aku people
The Aku or Krio or Creole are a minority ethnic group of Gambia with roots among the Sierra Leone Creole. In Sierra Leone, Muslim Creoles are known as Akus or Marabouts, while in the Gambia, the term Aku refers to the entire Creole population...
, who are descendants of the Sierra Leone Creole people
Sierra Leone Creole people
The Sierra Leone Creoles, or Krios, are an ethnic group in Sierra Leone, descendants of West Indian slaves from the Caribbean, primarily from Jamaica; freed African American slaves from the Thirteen Colonies resettled from Nova Scotia; and Liberated Africans from various parts of Africa...
. In many ways the Akus are an extension of the Sierra Leone Creole community.