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Sherbro|ˈʃɜːbrəʊ|
[ad. a native name.]
(A member of) a people of the southern coast of Sierra Leone; also, their language. Also attrib. or as adj.
1836F. H. Rankin White Man's Grave i. ii. 33 The Bulloms of Sherbro, or the Sherbros, pronounced ‘Saybras’, are to the south of the colony. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 44/2 The following are the more important races that can be distinctly classified:—Mandingos, 1190;..Sherbros, 2882 [; etc.]. 1944M. Gorvie Our People of Sierra Leone Protectorate iii. 20 There is today to be found in the Temne language a large number of Sherbro words. 1957M. Banton W. Afr. City v. 95 The Sherbro specialize in fishing and water-front work. 1970J. R. Cartwright Politics in Sierra Leone 1947–67 i. 13 It is likely that all these tribes with the possible exception of the Limbas and the Sherbros along the coast, entered Sierra Leone within the past 600 years. |