Temne Names and Proverbs |
Contents
Historical Background on Temne Language | 5 |
Names from location of Places | 19 |
Personal Derivations | 41 |
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Common terms and phrases
ageable ba yɛ bear this name Bombali District Bondo society bush called chieftaincy child Derived devil ethnic group Fourah Bay College fowl Fula Gbans gbonko forest grassland hill Hinzen initiated girls Jallon Ka-wal Kambia Districts Kanu Kǝ-bath a stream Kə-bath Kola Kontho Limba Literally live Loko Districts Magburaka Makeni mant water means Mende month name given Name of town names and proverbs Names dealing Namina obay one's oneself Owuni palm tree personal name plenty polon polpol Poro society Port Loko Port Loko District proverb rice river ro locative prefix Rogbans Rokel river Rolal Royal Antelope Royel Ruko Sanda secret society Seth house settlement Sierra Leone someone stories and songs suffix Susu Temne thick forest things Tonkolili District town found town or village twin water cave woman word wosi Wula wuni Yanka Yel Island yi'ɛ Yoni