The Sherbro language (also known as Southern Bullom, Shiba, Amampa, Mampa, and Mampwa) is an
endangered language of
Sierra Leone. It belongs to the
Mel branch of the
Niger–Congo language family. While Sherbro has more speakers than the other Bullom languages, its use is declining among the
Sherbro people, in favor of
Krio and
English.
The first recorded publication in Sherbro is a selection of seven parables from Matthew and Luke in the New Testament. This was translated by
James Schön James Frederick Schön (1802, in Ober Weiler – 30 March 1889, in Chatham) was a German missionary and linguist who was active in Sierra Leone. He also participated in the Niger expedition of 1841.
After attending the Basel Seminary, Schön atte ...
of the
Church Missionary Society (CMS) and published in 1839.
References
External links
Sherbro entry in the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages
Bullom languages
Endangered languages of Africa
Languages of Sierra Leone
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