Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone hakkında bilgi
Region: Afrika
Capital: Freetown
Population: 8,791,000
Area (sq km): 71,740
FIPS Country Code: SL
ISO Country Code: sl
GRN Office: Gospel Recordings Sierra Leone
About Sierra Leone
Freetown, the capital, is a port city and the commercial hub. Settled by freed and rescued slaves in 18th century, it was made the seat of government for the British territories in West Africa in 1821 and became the capital in 1961.
People groups: West Atlantic (45.3%), Mande (43.8%), Kwa (1.3%), Krio (8.6%), Other (1%).
Religions: Muslim (70%), Traditional ethnic (18%), Christian (11%), Hindu (0.04%).
Sierra Leone was founded as a home for freed slaves in 1797. It was the first West African country to be evangelised. The first Protestant Church was started among freed slaves in Freetown, yet after over 200 years of effort, under 12% of the country claims to be Christian. (From 'Operation World')
Sierra Leone dilinde konuşulan diller ve lehçeler
28 dil adı bulundu
English: Africa (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [eng] - $a dil
Gbereshe Mandingo (Northern) - Language Variety [emk]
Gola (Liberia) - ISO Language [gol] - $a dil
Gola: Deng (Liberia) - Language Variety [gol] - $a dil
Gola: Senje (Liberia) - Language Variety [gol] - $a dil
Kebu Fula (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [fuf] - $a dil
Kissi: Sierra Leone (Eastern) - Language Variety [kqs]
Klao (Western Area) - ISO Language [klu]
Kono (Eastern) - ISO Language [kno]
Koranko (Northern) - ISO Language [knk]
Krim (Southern) - Language Variety [bmf]
Krio (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [kri] - $a dil
Kroo (Liberia) - Language Variety [klu] - $a dil
Kuranko: Sengbeh (Northern, Koinadugu) - Language Variety [knk]
Landorgoh Loko (Northern) - Language Variety [lok]
Limba, East: Northern (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [lma] - $a dil
Limba, West-Central (Northern) - ISO Language [lia] - $a dil
Limba, West-Central: Western (Northern) - Language Variety [lia]
Loko (Northern, Gbendembu) - ISO Language [lok]
Mende (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [men] - $a dil
Mende: Ko (Eastern) - Language Variety [men]
Mende: Kpa (Eastern) - Language Variety [men] - $a dil
Pular (Guinea) - ISO Language [fuf] - $a dil
Sherbro (Southern) - ISO Language [bun]
Sherbro: Shenge (Southern) - Language Variety [bun]
Sousou: Sierra Leone (Northern) - Language Variety [sus]
Temne (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [tem] - $a dil
Yoruba (Benin) - ISO Language [yor] - $a dil
Sierra Leone Insan Grupları
Arab, Lebanese ▪ Bassa ▪ Bom, Bum ▪ British ▪ Bullom ▪ Deaf ▪ French ▪ Fula Jalon ▪ Fulani, Krio ▪ Gola ▪ Greek ▪ Kissi ▪ Kissi, Southern ▪ Kono, Konnoh ▪ Krim ▪ Krio ▪ Kru ▪ Kuranko ▪ Limba, East ▪ Limba, West ▪ Loko ▪ Maninka, Eastern ▪ Mende ▪ Sherbro ▪ South Asian, general ▪ Susu ▪ Temne ▪ Temne-Banta ▪ Vai ▪ Yalunka ▪ Yoruba