Temne

American

[tem-nee] / ˈtɛm ni /

noun

a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
the West Atlantic language of the Temne people.

Temne British

/ ˈtɛmnɪ, ˈtɪm- /

noun

a member of a Negroid people of N Sierra Leone
the language of this people, closely related to Bantu

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They sang in the Temne and Mende languages.

From Time ● Nov. 16, 2016

Isatu Salia is from the Temne ethnic group and Martin Salia was from the Mende.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2016

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Isatu Salia was from the Mende ethnic group and Martin Salia was from the Temne ethnic group.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2016

We educated more than 10,000 people, and explained the message in their languages - Temne, Krio and Limba.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2015

Andrew Jah began to ask the same question in Mende, but I interrupted him in Krio, saying, “I speak Krio, Mende, Temne, Limba, and Arabic.”

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

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