Sim

Also Known As: Tau,Kubiwat,Seim,Mende language,Kossa,Kosso,Boumpe,Hulo Description: Mende (Mɛnde yia) is a major language of Sierra Leone, with some speakers in neighboring Liberia. It is spoken both by the Mende people and by other ethnic groups as a regional lingua franca in southern Sierra Leone. Mende is a tonal language belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo language family. In 1921, Kisimi Kamara invented a syllabary for Mende he called Kikakui (). The script achieved widespread use for a time, but has largely been replaced with an orthography using the Latin alphabet. It was used extensively in the movies Amistad and Blood Diamond...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Mende Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/sim/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Papua New Guinea Spoken In: Countries: Sierra Leone Regions: Oceania ISO 639-3 Code: sim Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Sepik-Ramu Group     Sepik Group       Middle Sepik Group         Nukuma Group           Mende Language