How To Use Freetown In A Sentence
- Sierra LeoneEnglish (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) Languages
- The former human rights and insurance lawyer said his commission would have no compunction about prosecuting corrupt foreign investors in court in the capital Freetown, and that could land them in a Sierra Leonean prison. West African leaders pledge to battle corruption
- The minority are much more Anglicized Creoles centered in and around the capital city of Freetown.
- Ethnic groups: 20 African ethnic groups 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians Sierra Leone
- It is the memory of this horrendous episode that has struck such fear into the inhabitants of Freetown today.
- She runs a center that provides counseling and training for young women from around Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
- And then there is the country beyond Freetown – the peninsula and its incredible jungle sierra, endless sands and fishing communities remind me of Zanzibar or Tobago without the hotels.
- The government's gold and diamond office in Freetown will issue the certificates.
- Languages: English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) Sierra Leone
- In December 1998 the alliance began an offensive to retake Freetown and in January overran most of the city.
