Sherbron.

Brit.

/ˈʃəːbrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈʃərbroʊ/, West African English /ˈʃabro/

Etymology: Probably < a place name.

(A member of) a people of the southern coast of Sierra Leone; also, their language. Also attributive or as adj.

ΘΠ

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 > Temne > Temne languages

Sherbro1944

1836 F. 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.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 44/2 The following are the more important races that can be distinctly classified:—Mandingos, 1190;..Sherbros, 2882 [; etc.].

1944 M. 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.

1957 M. Banton West Afr. City v. 95 The Sherbro specialize in fishing and water-front work.

1970 J. 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sherbro
释义	Sherbron. Brit. /ˈʃəːbrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈʃərbroʊ/, West African English /ˈʃabro/ Etymology: Probably < a place name. (A member of) a people of the southern coast of Sierra Leone; also, their language. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΠ 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 > Temne > Temne languages Sherbro1944 1836 F. 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. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 44/2 The following are the more important races that can be distinctly classified:—Mandingos, 1190;..Sherbros, 2882 [; etc.]. 1944 M. 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. 1957 M. Banton West Afr. City v. 95 The Sherbro specialize in fishing and water-front work. 1970 J. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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