Temne

plural Temnes · alternative Themne · alternative Themnɛ · alternative Timne

1. A member of an ethnic group of Sierra Leone

alternative Themne · alternative Themnɛ · alternative Timne

1. The Mel language spoken by the Temne.

   The Temne are an agricultural society, growing rice, cotton, peanuts, kola nuts, cassava, millet, and other crops. Those who live close to the coast also fish. Traditionally, the Temne lived in villages or groups of villages that consisted of circular mud-and-wattle houses.

   2007, Suzanne LeVert, Cultures of the World: Sierra Leone, pages 76-77

   Synonyms: KʌThemnɛ, Kȧthemnɛ