Kono may refer to:

Geography

Kono District Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu, Koidu Town. Motema is the second most populous city in the district. The other major towns in the district include Yengema, Tombodu, J ...

, a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone **

Kono people The Kono people (pronounced ''koh noh'') are a major Mande peoples, Mande-speaking ethnic group in Sierra Leone at 5.2% of the country's total population. Their homeland is the diamond-rich Kono District in eastern Sierra Leone. The Kono are prim ...

, an ethnic group in Sierra Leone * Kono, Nigeria, a village in Rivers State, Nigeria * Kōno, Fukui, a village in Fukui, Japan * Kono people Nigeria, an ethnic group in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state Nigeria

Languages

Kono language (Sierra Leone) The Kono language (Kɔnɔ) is a language spoken in Sierra Leone by the Kono people. The Kono District Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu, Koidu Town. Motema is the sec ...

, a Mande language of Sierra Leone *

Kono language (Guinea) The Kpelle language ( endonym: "Kpɛlɛɛ") is spoken by the Kpelle people of Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast and is part of the Mande family of languages. Guinean Kpelle (also known as ''Guerze'' in French), spoken by half a million people, ...

, a Mande language of Guinea *

Kono language (Nigeria) Kono (also Koonu) is a Kainji language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is sit ...

, a Benue-Congo language of Nigeria

People with the surname

Kōno Kōno, Kono or Kouno (written: 河野, 幸野, 高野 or 甲野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kōno Bairei (1844–1895), Japanese painter, book illustrator and art teacher *Kōno Hironaka (1849–1923), Japanese ...

, a Japanese family name (including a list of people with the name) *

Hiromichi Kono was a Japanese entomologist and anthropologist. His academic training, at Hokkaido Imperial University, was in entomology, and he became a faculty member in the Biology Department at that institution. His emphasis within entomology was on Col ...

(1905-1963), Japanese entomologist and anthropologist *, Japanese voice actress

Other

Gonu Gonu (고누) or Kono is a group of Korean traditional board games. When playing Konou, a person who has a lower number start like Janggi. The usual way of playing is to surround and detach the opponent's pieces. It is mainly used for children' ...

, Korean traditional board games *

Jonas Saeed Jonas Saeed, also known by his artist name KONO, is a Swedish record producer, DJ and Songwriter known for his work with producing and writing tracks for pop stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Kaskade, and Robin Thicke. Jonas Saeed notably co-wrote ...

, a Swedish musician who goes by the stage name KONO

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