Kono (Sierra Leone)
Kono (Sierra Leone) is a Mande language spoken in Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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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.
Kono distinguishes high tone and low tone on syllables:
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Words in Kono (Sierra Leone)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mo* | |
| name | to* | |
| eye | ya* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | su* | |
| tooth | 5i* | |
| tongue | nEnEn* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | wi* | |
| bone | ku* | |
| skin | gbo* | |
| knee | kunbai* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | fa* | |
| water | yí | |
| fire | ta* | |
| sun | te* | |
| star | tonboaka* | |
| stone | se* | |
| mountain | kongo* | |
| tree | ko* | |
| leaf | yanba* | |
| night | su* | |
| dog | wu* | |
| fish | 5E* | |
| louse | 5anga* | |
| one | dondo* | |
| two | fea* | |
| I | n* | |
| you | i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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