| 释义 |
Kono2|ˈkəʊnəʊ|
Also Konno(h).
[Native name.]
a. A Mandingo-speaking people of Sierra Leone; a member of this people.
b. The language of the Kono people, having affinities with Vai. Also attrib. or as adj.
1909R. H. K. Willans in Jrnl. R. Afr. Soc. XXX. 130 The history of the Konnoh people is of great interest... The Konnohs at the present day have degenerated into an almost insignificant tribe. Ibid. 145 Soa..in Mendi and Konnoh means three. 1916N. W. Thomas Specimens Lang. Sierra Leone Introd., Kono, Susu and Kisi were recorded from informants with a very moderate knowledge of English. 1925T. N. Goddard Handbk. Sierra Leone 55 The Konnos and Korankos are closely connected with the Mandingos. 1925H. C. Luke Bibliogr. Sierra Leone (ed. 2) 148 Kono Hymns. 1926F. W. Butt-Thompson Sierra Leone vi. 44 The present border of the Kono lands. 1951K. L. Little Mende of Sierra Leone iii. 70 The Kono men, who are mostly labourers in the town, wear European shorts and shirt outside the trousers. Ibid. vii. 147 The Mende tend to look down on certain peoples, such as the Kono. 1964C. Fyfe Sierra Leone Inheritance 250 During the march to Weeima we were attacked on all sides by the Konnos and several of our people were wounded. |