Language and Ethnicities

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Languages and Ethnicities
• Ethnic Groups:
  • Temne: 30%
  • Mende :30%
  • other: 30%,
  • Creole(krio) 10%
  • Refugees of Liberia(recent civil war)
  • Small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanese, Indians

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• Language:
  • English(official limited to minority)
  • Mende
  • Principal Vernacular in the South
  • Temne(north)
  • Krio(English based) 1st language of 10% of the pop. Understood by 95%.
• Literacy- age 15+(can read/write English, Mende, Temne or Arabic)
• Total population-35.1%
• Male 46.9%: Female24.4%
• School Life Expectancy- total of 7 years, male 8 years females 6 years