Temne language

Temne language

Infobox Language
name=Temne
region=Central Sierra Leone
speakers=about 1,000,000.
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Atlantic
fam4=Southern
fam5=Mel
fam6=Temne
nation=Sierra Leone
iso2=tem|iso3=tem

Temne (also known as 'Themne' or 'Timne'; IPA2|t̪emnɛwhat ) is a language of the Atlantic subfamily of languages spoken in Sierra Leone by about 2 million first speakers. One of the country's most widely spoken languages, it is spoken by 30% of the country’s population.Fact|date=May 2008 It also serves as a lingua franca for an additional 1,500,000 people living in areas near the Temne people.

Temne is a tonal language. It is related to the Baga languages spoken in Guinea and to Sherbro spoken in Sierra Leone. Temne speakers live mostly in the Northern Province and Western Area (Freetown and its environs) of Sierra Leone, Temne speakers can also be found in all 12 districts of Sierra Leone. Temne people can be found in a number of other West African countries as well, including Guinea and Gambia. Some Temnes have also migrated beyond West Africa seeking educational and professional opportunities, especially in Great Britain, the United States, and Egypt. Temnes are mostly scholars, business people, farmers, and coastal fishermen; and most are Muslims.

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*Yillah, M. Sorie (1992) "Temne phonology and morphology" [Unpublished thesis.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.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tem Temne on the Ethnologue]
* [http://www.visitsierraleone.org/temne.asp Temne Words and Phrases]
* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html#People CIA Sierra Leone file]
* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Temne PanAfrican L10n page on Temne]


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