Temne

noun

Tem·​ne

ˈtemnē

variants or Timne

ˈtim-

plural Temne or Temnes or Timne or Timnes

1

a

: a people of the interior of Sierra Leone in western Africa

b

: a member of the Temne people

2

: a West-Atlantic language of the Temne people

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