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Sherbro language

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Native to
  
Sierra Leone

ISO 639-3
  
bun

Native speakers
  
(140,000 cited 1989)

Glottolog
  
sher1258

Region
  
coast of Sierra Leone and Sherbro Island

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Mel Bullom–Kissi Bullom Southern Sherbro

The Sherbro language (also known as Southern Bullom, Shiba, Amampa, Mampa, and Mampwa) is an endangered language of Sierra Leone. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family. While Sherbro has more speakers than the other Bullom languages, its use is declining among the Sherbro people, in favor of Krio and English.

References

Sherbro language Wikipedia