Limba, West-Central
A language of Sierra Leone
| Population | 335,000 (1989 J. Kaiser). East Limba. |
| Region | North central area north of Makeni. |
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Sierra Leone, reference number 17 |
| Alternate names | Yimba, Yumba |
| Dialects | Western Limba (Tonko, Sela), Central (Tamiso, Gbongogbo). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Southern, Limba |
| Language development | NT: 1966–1983. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Quite different from East Limba [lma] of Sierra Leone and Guinea. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
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