Temne
ISO 639-3: tem
Major language of northern Sierra Leone
Language Details
| Family Lineage | Niger-Congo › Atlantic-Congo › Atlantic |
| Countries | Sierra Leone |
| Approximate Speakers | ~3,000,000 |
| Notes | One of the two dominant indigenous languages of the country |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| njoso | to divine, to use magical or divining practices for knowledge | קֶסֶם | qeçem | from קָסַם; a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle; (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft. |