Temne language
Categories: Niger-Congo language stubs | Atlantic languages | Languages of Sierra Leone
| Temne (Temne) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Sierra Leone |
| Region: | Central Sierra Leone |
| Total speakers: | About 1,000,000. |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Niger-Congo Atlantic-Congo |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | Sierra Leone |
| Regulated by: | None |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | n.a. |
| ISO 639-2 | tem |
| SIL | tem |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
Temne (also known as 'Themne' or 'Timne') is a Southern Atlantic language spoken in Sierra Leone by about one million first language speakers, or some 30% of the country’s population. It serves as a lingua franca for an additional 250,000 speakers. Temne is one of the four official languages of Sierra Leone. It is related to the Baga languages spoken in Guinea.
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Bibliography
- Bai-Sharka, Abou (1986) Temne names and proverbs (Stories and songs from Sierra Leone vol. 19). Freetown: People’s Educational Association of Sierra Leone.
- Turay, Abdul Karim (1989) Temne stories. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
- Wilson, W.A.A. (1961) An outline of the Temne language. London: University of London / SOAS.
- Yillah, M. Sorie (1992) Temne phonology and morphology [Unpublished thesis. New York: City University of New York]. Ann Arbor: UMI.
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