Kissin.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkɪsi/, U.S.

/ˈkɪsi/, West African English

/ˈkisi/

Etymology: < an African language, perhaps a self-designation.

A. n.

An agricultural people inhabiting the regions of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia near the headwaters of the Niger; one of this people; also, their language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun]

Fulbe1623

Mandingo1623

Akani1662

Gola1670

Ashanti1705

Beninese1705

Wolof1745

Igbo1757

Susu1786

Temne1791

Mossi1819

Ibibio1822

Koranko1825

Vaia1832

Sherbro1836

Yoruba1843

Akan1849

Songhai1851

Yoruban1853

Mitshi1854

Ijo1856

Igbirra1863

Soninke1869

Efik1876

Kanuri1876

Fante1879

Malinke1883

Mande1883

Kissi1884

Nupe1885

Mende1887

Ho1890

Benin1897

Limba1902

Munchi1905

Kono1909

Senufo1911

Tallensi1920

Yakö1926

Mandinka1957

Tiv1960

Togolese1962

Loma1964

the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages

Kissi1884

Ewe1890

Senufo1911

Dagbani1913

Limba1925

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 319/1 Felup Group,..Kissi.

1916 N. W. Thomas Anthropol. Rep. on Sierra Leone Introd. Kono, Susu and Kisi were recorded from informants with a very moderate knowledge of English.

1949 E. A. Nida Morphol. (ed. 2) v. 107 In Kissi, a language of French Guinea,..the distinction between monosyllabic and polysyllabic verbs is pertinent.

1957 M. Banton West Afr. City vii. 122 The Kissi, who speak a separate language similar to that of the Bulom but now much influenced by Mandinka, live far inland in the high ground where the French, British, and Liberian frontiers meet.

1970 Western Folklore 29 241 Among some of the Liberian Kissi of the frontier regions the musical bow accompanies tribal initiation rites in the forest, being utilized in place of the wooden drum.

B. adj.

Of or pertaining to the Kissi.

ΚΠ

1957 M. Banton West Afr. City ii. 36 The Army had..recruited a high proportion of its soldiers among the Koranko, Kono, and Kissi tribes in the farthest corners of the Protectorate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kissi
释义	Kissin.adj. Brit. /ˈkɪsi/, U.S. /ˈkɪsi/, West African English /ˈkisi/ Etymology: < an African language, perhaps a self-designation. A. n. An agricultural people inhabiting the regions of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia near the headwaters of the Niger; one of this people; also, their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun] Fulbe1623 Mandingo1623 Akani1662 Gola1670 Ashanti1705 Beninese1705 Wolof1745 Igbo1757 Susu1786 Temne1791 Mossi1819 Ibibio1822 Koranko1825 Vaia1832 Sherbro1836 Yoruba1843 Akan1849 Songhai1851 Yoruban1853 Mitshi1854 Ijo1856 Igbirra1863 Soninke1869 Efik1876 Kanuri1876 Fante1879 Malinke1883 Mande1883 Kissi1884 Nupe1885 Mende1887 Ho1890 Benin1897 Limba1902 Munchi1905 Kono1909 Senufo1911 Tallensi1920 Yakö1926 Mandinka1957 Tiv1960 Togolese1962 Loma1964 the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages Kissi1884 Ewe1890 Senufo1911 Dagbani1913 Limba1925 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 319/1 Felup Group,..Kissi. 1916 N. W. Thomas Anthropol. Rep. on Sierra Leone Introd. Kono, Susu and Kisi were recorded from informants with a very moderate knowledge of English. 1949 E. A. Nida Morphol. (ed. 2) v. 107 In Kissi, a language of French Guinea,..the distinction between monosyllabic and polysyllabic verbs is pertinent. 1957 M. Banton West Afr. City vii. 122 The Kissi, who speak a separate language similar to that of the Bulom but now much influenced by Mandinka, live far inland in the high ground where the French, British, and Liberian frontiers meet. 1970 Western Folklore 29 241 Among some of the Liberian Kissi of the frontier regions the musical bow accompanies tribal initiation rites in the forest, being utilized in place of the wooden drum. B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Kissi. ΚΠ 1957 M. Banton West Afr. City ii. 36 The Army had..recruited a high proportion of its soldiers among the Koranko, Kono, and Kissi tribes in the farthest corners of the Protectorate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1884
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