Kono language
Not to be confused with Kono language (Guinea) or Kono language (Nigeria).
| Kɔnɔ | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Sierra Leone |
| Region | East |
Native speakers | 210,000 (2006)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
kno |
| Glottolog |
kono1268[2] |
The Kono language (Kɔnɔ) is a language spoken in Sierra Leone by the Kono people. The Kono District is situated in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone and contains 14 chiefdoms, each headed by a Paramount Chief. The language varies slightly between chiefdoms.
References
- ↑ Kɔnɔ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kono (Sierra Leone)". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- Chiefdom Map of Sierra Leone: OCHA Humanitarian Information Centre and Sierra Leone Information Service, 2001. .
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