The peninsula mountains rise from the coastal swamps and reach some 2,900 feet 880 metres at picket hill. The apt use of a proverb tends to close an argument triumphantly or move the previous question. Republic of sierra leone, which was conducted in 2015 by statistics sierra leone stats sl. Cdc began supporting sierra leone s hiv response in 2008.
Although temne speakers live mostly in the northern province, they also can be found in a number of other west african countries as well, including guinea and the gambia. Krio and temne dictionaries the patriotic vanguard. There seems some dispute whether it was the shape or climatic conditions that influenced pedro da cintra to come up with sierra lyoa meaning lion mountains. His diaries record a historic first his men on board ship, off the coast of sierra leone, perform shakespeares hamlet and richard ii for local chiefs. Cynthia was originally from sierra leone, and i loved the way those two dusky words rolled off her tongue. Over the years, the diamond industry has had a devastating impact in countries such as sierra leone, angola and the congo, where profits from the sale of diamonds have been used to fund brutal wars, with disastrous effects on local communities. African asian european caribbean central american middle eastern north american south american australasiaoceanian. Koroma dictionary of sierra leone krio finally comes as a welcome addition to. Liberian proverbs famous inspirational proverbs, quotes. Freetown any mention of sierra leone brings to mind the insurgency of the rebel united revolutionary force urf of corporal foday sankoh that destablized this country for many years and led to a massive international peacekeeping operation, spearheaded by britain the former colonial master until 1964. Administratively, sierra leone is divided into provinces. The role and importance of proverbs, parables, and wise sayings in conversations of each ethnic group of sierra leone provide a colorful, vibrant, and poetic picture of the african culture and its characteristics.
Sierra leonean creole or krio is an englishbased creole language that is lingua franca and. Sierra leone s national electoral commission nec is the sole authority with the constitutional mandate per section 33 of the 1991 constitution of sierra leone to prepare and conduct all public elections and referenda. Sierra leone was a country in the process of state building, which unfortunately disintegrated when it suffered a set of violent attacks in. Sierra leone has a total area of 71,740 km2 27,699 sq mi and an estimated population of 6 million 2011 united nations estimate.
The modern gullahs and black seminoles are especially interested in their african origins and proud of their african cultural heritage. I grew up among wise men and found that there is nothing better for man than silence. Cameroon have also qualified after beating sierra leone. A verse by verse study guide for the book of proverbs. If you hear a child say mama is cooking okra, its because papa said it. Each proverb is understood when expressed in ordinary conversation. Ibrahim kamara 2000 to the economist, this is war motivated by greed. Conflict profile sierra leone 1991 2001 the decadelong war in sierra leone began in 1991 as a revolt against a longstanding dictatorship. Sierra leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt. Tore, following a pattern that has been used in many other similar situations, the ethnic section was moved to a separate article, sierra leone krio people. Sierra leonean proverbs 24 proverbs death is the key that will open a misers coffers. A lot of vocabulary, grammar,proverbs, useful expres sions. Sierra leone agricultural sector rehabilitation project.
African proverbs parables and wise sayings download ebook. Sierra leone, officially the republic of sierra leone, is a country in west africa. The original portuguese name, serra lyoa lion mountains, referred to the range of hills that surrounds the harbour. In 2015, after cdcs support of the nations ebola epidemic response, a permanent country office was established in partnership with. Sierra leone s president appoints all five members of the nec to a fiveyear term, after. Economic growth remains volatile as a result of a lack diversification in the economy due to a dependence on the mining sector. The sierra leone peninsula, which is the site of freetown, is a region of thickly wooded mountains that run parallel to the sea for about 25 miles 40 km. Couscous sierra leone style hellen sesay couscous sierra leone style couscous sierra leone style i have seen flavored gf couscous so there must be plain. Document resume ed 290 325 fl 017 112 title sierra leone. A dog will not worry about going after his or her lover in the rain, however heavy that rain might be. Their largest concentrations are found in the northwestern and central parts of sierra leone, as well as the coastal capital city of freetown. Current and past news stories, an email directory of sierra leoneans and friends with biographical information, a directory of organizations concerned with sierra leone, over 400 krio proverbs, krio stories, lorry slogans, election results, the text of president kabbahs inaugural address, a directory of current sierra leone newspapers, radio.
Gold is a debt we can repay, but kindness not till our dying day. Each province is subdivided into districts, each district is further divided into chiefdomscensus wards, and each chiefdomcensus ward is. Sierra leone started television broadcasting in colour in 1963 4 years before the uk. English official, regular use limited to literate minority, mende. Except for the sound of the rain, on the road, on the roofs, on the umbrella, there was absolute silence. Sierra leone proverbs and top facts africanpostmark. The determinant and consequences of teenage pregnancy in sierra leone mariama a. Sierra leone is divided into four geographical regions. Pdf this article examines the sierra leonean diaspora sld resident in the. Njala, sierra leone 2school of postgraduate studies, njala university, freetown, sierra leone abstract the main objective of this research was to critically assess the impact of efficient credit management on profitability of commercial banks in sierra leone. Most of the proverbs were written by davids son, solomon.
Sierra leone s politics have been dominated by the mende, on the one hand, and the temne and their longtime political allies, the limba, on the other. By lansana sorie kamara krio language made simple version 17 2 content editors. Worms live in swamps, and are therefore assumed to have a cold temperament. This exercise is undertaken on arrival at freetown port for the purpose of customs clearance of the goods. The proverbs are presented in annex ib of this report. Kouame fiona kaikai acknowledgements sincere gratitude goes to the numerous unfpa colleagues in the sierra leone country. Sierra leonean proverbs to inspire creative thinking creative proverbs from. Krio language of sierra leone, west africa, project 2b.
You say your dad attends the sierra leone grammar school. At a very young age i learned the importance of telling stories i saw that stories are the most potent way of seeing anything we encounter in our lives, and how we can deal with living. Sierra leone income tax on that foreignsource income, calculated by applying the average rate of sierra leone income tax to the foreignsource income reduced by any deduction properly allocated to that income. For this purpose, the rokel commercial bank was selected as a case study. A cdc country office was established in sierra leone in 2015, focusing on global health security and ebola response. The middle section contains a random collection of individual proverbs, many of which can be grouped by topic author. There is a history of print journalism in sierra leone dating back more than 200 years, with the sierra leonean gazette initially founded in 1801. This is a sierra leone style couscous for a touch of african culture at the party to show ishmael a little bit of where he came from. Krio is the most widely spoken language in sierra leone and is native to the creoles who are freed slaves from britain, the united states and west indies. At the micro level, in sierra leone labor productivity in manufacturing tends to be lower than in other african countries. Created by ade daramy for sierra leone s 55th independence anniversary. Individuals resident in sierra leone are subject to personal tax at increasing scales and rates with a top rate of tax of 30%. When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.
Krio is spoken by 87% of sierra leone s population and unites the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each other. It comes from coastal regions of sierra leone, again in soft, acid wate. It seemed to scobie later that this was the ultimate border he had reached in happiness. Sierra leone history slideshow video of historic photos. It is what the title designates, a collection anthology of proverbs wisdom sayings. Also, his key staff members diligently worked with me on a daily basis, often under difficult. Some say the coastal regions looked like lions teeth. Rice, slavery and the sierra leoneamerican connection origin of the gullah, in yale, pdf p.
Sierra leone web proverbs in krio, compiled by peter c. Slango sierra leone association of nongovernmental organizations sliba sierra leone indigenous business association slra sierra leone roads authority sme small and medium enterprises sms subject matter specialists spfs fao special programme for food security tot training of trainers. There is an enduring kinship between the gullah people and the people of sierra leone. Sierra leonean proverbs famous inspirational proverbs. The temne people are the aboriginal melspeaking people of larger nigercongo language family and the largest as well as influential ethnic group in sierra leone. These proverbs, parables and wise sayings express the wisdom of african people and are also the resources that are used to understand the africans past and present lives. His diaries record a historic first his men on board ship, off the coast of sierra leone, perform shakespeares hamlet and richard ii. Diamonds and conflict in sierra leone diamonds since their initial discovery in sierra leone in 1932, the country has exported more than 32 million carats of diamonds. Cdc works closely with sierra leone on strengthening laboratory, surveillance, emergency management, and workforce capacity to respond to disease outbreaks. Underlying grievances and the role of the revolutionary united front the root of the conflict is and remains diamonds, diamonds and diamonds. The proverbs of solomon the argument the wonderful love of god toward his church is declared in this book. From the young boys i met in the demobilization camps in sierra leone to the suicide bombers of palestine and chechnya, to the young terrorists who fly planes into the world trade center and the pentagon, we can no longer afford to ignore them. This podium is developed for the people who want to gift compassion and empathy to the people who have been given nothing in their life and making them rise above those times.
Sierra leone requires that destination inspection di is carried out for all imports into the country. The mende support the sierra leone peoples party slpp, while the temnes and limbas support the all peoples congress party. Groups also examined the implications of gender disparity in four key sectors of the. Sierra leone background visit sierra leone vsl travel. Despite this, newspapers have not gained a mass audience. Proverbs from an anonymous compilation which circulated in freetown in the early 1980s. New evidence from sierra leone by john bellows and edward miguel scholars of economic development have argued that war can have adverse impacts on later economic performance. Pdf the sierra leone diaspora and homeland investment.
Sierra leone s economy witnessed sharp moderation in growth in 2017, reflecting weak recovery of mineral production, particularly iron ore. It has been composed to allow readers to gain an accurate and comprehensive range of materials of the economy of sierra leone in. When two elephants fight it is the grass that is in trouble. Captain richard keeling arrives off the coast of sierra leone. In sierra leone the krio language is spoken by people with different degrees in the fluency, as well as regional changes to the krio. Sierra leone african proverbs in african literature. Yet until recently, when the bunumbu press, sierra leone, published two untranslated collections for use in connexion with literacy campaigns, very few had been recorded. Readership is also mostly male 71% of those who access newspapers are men and urban 82% of readers live in urban areas. Discover more about cdcs work in sierra leone by viewing our detailed country profile pdf icon. Sierra leonean proverb knowledge is not the main thing, but deeds. A pdf copy published for sierra leone s 55th independence anniversary. It is mainly derived from english but has influences from other african languages yuroba for example, european languages such as french and also contains some expressions found. Many of the speakers of sierra leone krio live in or close to the capital city, freetown.
Peace corps sierra leone pdf format peace corps mende manual peace corps sierra leone pdf formal peace corps temne manual peace corps sierra leone pdf format mende phrase book bunumbu press. Location the vai people refer to mende people as huro or wuro. Impact of efficient credit management on profitability of. Sierra leonean proverbs to inspire creative thinking. Assets project and how it could be applied to postconflict development in sierra leone. Francis secondary school in the north and bo school sixth form in the southern province of sierra leone, baisheka was the resident director of the university of wisconsinmadison exchange students program in sierra leone and was a fulbright scholar at the same university.
Krio is spoken by 97% of sierra leone s population and unites the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each other. It is mainly derived from english but has influences from other african languages yuroba for example, european languages such as french and also contains some. The sierra leonean proverbs say that you cannot feed a child and not lick your hand. Sierra leone web krio proverbs, anonymous compilation. A lot of vocabulary, grammar, proverbs, useful expressions, situational dialogues and some popular temne songs have been incorporated into the manual. Like paul, he exhorts, comforts, and charges, as a father doth his children.
In the first and last parts of the book, the proverbs are arranged in clusters. Pdf by lansana sorie kamara krio language made simple. The sierra leone ministry of health and sanitation mohs national health promotion strategy 2017 2021 is both ambitious and practical. Western africa, bordering the north atlantic ocean, between guinea and liberia population. As of 2007 there were close to 350,000 individuals who spoke krio as a primary language. I grew up in sierra leone, in a small village where as a boy my imagination was sparked by the oral tradition of storytelling. Unfortunately, while the government was staying the course of pursuing the mdgs to an end, as well as sierra leone s vision 2035 of becoming a middle income country with the. Welcome to inspirational stories, we believe in holding yourself together, accepting life, and making the inspired decisions that change the horizons of their life.
It is ambitious in that it seeks to reconceptualize the role of health promotion in the health sector. Among the mende people in sierra leone this expression is used to tease someone who is deeply in love. Justin musa, director general, sierra leone water company, salwaco my host in sierra leone, for his valuable guidance and wholehearted support. Centre of sierra leone studies the economy of sierra. Sierra leone he who is being carried does not realize how far the town is. Since the end of the civil war in 2002 the economy is gradually recovering with a. Said when you meet someone in a situation you dont expect, as when.
Nigeria when you know who his friend is, you know who he is. Zululand from african proverbs, compiled by charlotte and wolf. If you dip your arm into the pickle pot let it be up to the elbow. Proverbs in krio, many with english translations and explanations, from all over sierra leone. There is in them an inimitable union of admonitory fidelity, and enticing and subduing kindness. Centre of sierra leone studies the economy of sierra leone part 1 this section of the csls data base will contain some duplication. We have to take concrete steps to remove the causes of their rage, or we have to be prepared to. Solid waste management study for freetown, sierra leone. Krio proverbs, anonymous compilation sierra leone web. In sierra leone, english is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education. Sierra leonean proverb if you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree. Origins, history and aftermath of the war in sierra leone. As we drove along i found myself fascinated with the deep oooooohhs and aaaahhhhss that made up her conversational speech patterns.
The krio article, now only about the language, is being moved to sierra leone krio language. The war was fueled by wealth from diamonds located in the east of the country, where the rebel united front ruf was strongest. The sherbro in 193637 upenn museum archives collection of images of sherbro people. A pdf copy of the book printed for sierra leone s golden jubilee. The first nine chap ters of the book of proverbs present us with a most interesting specimen of acceptable words.
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