Atlantic-Congo · ISO 639-3 tem
Timne Language KʌThemnɛ
Timne is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken by about 1.7 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Timne is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Timne
Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- Mel
- Northern Mel
- Timne
Writing system
Latin script
About the Timne language
Timne (KʌThemnɛ) is spoken by about 1.7 million people, which makes it the 347th most spoken language in the world — just behind Serer (1.7 million) and ahead of Teso (1.7 million). It belongs to the Atlantic-Congo language family and, more precisely, to the Northern Mel group within the Northern Mel branch.
Where is Timne spoken?
Timne is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Sierra Leone (2.4 million).
Timne is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Timne is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 tem.
Frequently asked questions about Timne
How many people speak Timne?
Where is Timne spoken?
What language family does Timne belong to?
What is Timne called in Timne?
Is Timne an endangered language?
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.