Temne (also known as 'Themne' or 'Timne') is a Southern Atlantic language spoken in Sierra Leone by about one million first language speakers, or some 30% of the country’s population. It serves as a lingua franca for an additional 250,000 speakers. Temne is one of the four official languages of Sierra Leone. It is related to the Baga languages spoken in Guinea. ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names. ... SIL International is a non-profit, faith-based, scientific organization with the main purpose to study, develop and document lesser-known languages for the purpose of expanding linguistic knowledge, promoting world literacy and aiding minority language development. ... This list of languages is alphabetical by English name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Baga languages are five related languages spoken in the coastal region of Guinea by the Baga. ...

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• Yillah, M. Sorie (1992) Temne phonology and morphology [Unpublished thesis.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 link

• Temne on the Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=TEJ)