Culture

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Proverb of the day

MBLAMA! MBLAMA! LUK MOTOKA TINAP!

In English: Mblama! Mblama! There's the vehicle!

From the Sierra Leone Web

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  • Proverbs

    Krio and Kono proverbs with English

    491 items

  • Historic photos

    The 1980s, Freetown in 1917, Bonthe in 1958 and more

    452 items

  • Historic postcards

    The Gary Schulze Collection

    320 items

  • Artefacts

    Documents, maps, medals and currency

    163 items

  • Poetry

    Poems by Sierra Leonean writers

    542 items

  • Recipes

    Sierra Leonean dishes

    6 items

  • Language manuals

    Krio, Mende, Temne, Susu and Sherbro

    7 items

  • Culture

    4 items

  • Krio stories

    2 items

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