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Temne

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Tem·ne  (tmn)
n. pl. Temne or Tem·nes
1. A member of a people living in Sierra Leone.
2. The West Atlantic language of this people.
Temne [ˈtɛmnɪ ˈtɪm-]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -nes, -ne a member of a Negroid people of N Sierra Leone
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, closely related to Bantu
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Many of these images demand multiple and complex interpretations, such as the postcard of a Temne woman taken by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, who were not European but Creole men from Sierra Leone.
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The population comprises about sixteen ethnic groups each with its own language and customs, the two largest being the Mende and Temne, about equal in number representing 60% of the country''s population.
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Based on field work conducted by Wilson between 1958 and 1961, this includes the Diola language, Papel, Manjaco, Macanha, Balanta, Cassanga, Cubiana, Banhum, Biafada, Tanda, Pajade, Konyagi, Baga Mboteni (and other Baga languages), Bijago, Sua, and Temne.
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