Themne
E581892
Themne is an alternative spelling of the Temne, a major ethnic group primarily found in Sierra Leone in West Africa.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temne | 0 |
| Temne language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Temne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Rokel River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Themne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into British Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Atlantic ethnic groups ⓘ |
| exonym | Temne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
rice farming
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| initiationSociety |
Bondo society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poro society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Temne language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| languageStatusInSierraLeone | major indigenous language ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroupIn | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityPopulationIn | Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Limba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loko NERFINISHED ⓘ Mende NERFINISHED ⓘ Susu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Northern Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligionToday | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Traditional African religions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryReligionToday | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn | Freetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched mud houses ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalUnit | chiefdom ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature | ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialStructure | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.