haha...I understood EVERYTHING she was saying....lol! My first boyfriend is from sierra leone...I was with him for six years..I now have an ear for mende and pidgen english...it's so funny cause I felt proud to understand her!! ;-)
I'm gullah from Beaufort South Carolina and I took my African ancestry test and I'm really sure it will go back to Sierra leone. The lady looks my my great great grandmother who gave me my mitochondrial dna
From new york all my family from grandfather(moms side) comes from gullah area in charleston county sc(mt pleasant near sullivan island)..dna came back mainly nigerian but mende salone was 2nd
Early on in the slave trade European traders actually had a preference for slaves from the Upper Guinea Coast (the region that now includes Sierra Leone). The spaniards called them _escravos de ley_ or "Slaves of the Law".
My DNA links me to the Mende people. My family is from South Carolina, rice eaters they call us. I Was listening to the rhythm of her speech to see if it sounds familiar. Although I don't understand her words, the syntax is familiar to me. What I thought was a Southern accent is really a West African one.
this is a big problem as society changes. Many don't speak it but can hear it...which means their children will not speak or hear it cause the parent can't speak it to the children. I have said...what's the difference between a third generation African born in the states and a descendant of slaevery....my answer is...not much as far as culture is concerned. Once it's lost, it's lost. Try and stop that from happening in your line...
My God, I would love t learn how to speak Mende after my DNA test results show that I share common ancestry with the Mende people of Sierra - Leone and the Balanta people of Guinea - Bissau.
Temne and Mende sounds completely different to me. Maybe a words sound alike but the pattern is different. I don't speak either one. I only speak Louisiana English. But the Temne sound has more of the ng sound in it. And Mende has more syllables.
destiny mitchell my brother did for my mom on mothers day and came back mende from sierra leon hints why i am lookinh at the video but charelston area (more specifically huger, sc) has always had my heart although my grandparents are no longer with us I just loved being there and feel so at home when i am there. Explains so much
@destinyMitchell My family is Gullah, Horry County. and I did an African Ancestry test and I am Mende. You should defiantly do it. it is a good feeling to know.
I AM AM CULTURAL PRESENTER AT THE AYV MEDIA EMPIRE IN FREETOWN..... PLS CONATACT ME ON jamestamba34@gmail.com.... or on facebook@ James Tamba Martha or on watsap@ +23230343889....... and talk about sierra leone culture....
She possibly speaks English too. Most Sierra Leoneans can speak at least three languages, their native ethnic language (Mende, Temne, Fula, Susu, etc..), Krio, and English. My mother speaks three conversationally and a fourth to a lesser extent. She used to speak a fifth when she was a child but she lost it
The hospitality with the Mende people can never be compared to any tribe in Sierra Leone they're unique well educated and women with curvy shapes I hope to visit there always.
stilletos25 this is my grandma's language, she doesn't speak as well though but here's it, my mom speaks and here's a bit but I can't do any of that I only understand temne
@@akindele13 Related but indirectly, they are still not the same at all. They are just in the same large linguistic group. I think people got confused because the linguistics called this linguistic group "mande". Arab, hebrew and some other people from Ethiopia,, etc share the same semitic family group, they are still not the same people, their old relation go far beyond the same apply to mende and mandinja/mandingo/malinke peoples.
love this i am from sierra leone and currently trying to relearn my native mende language
haha...I understood EVERYTHING she was saying....lol! My first boyfriend is from sierra leone...I was with him for six years..I now have an ear for mende and pidgen english...it's so funny cause I felt proud to understand her!! ;-)
Is Sierra Leone own by the whites? Can you answer this for me please? Or does the African people still own it?
I'm gullah from Beaufort South Carolina and I took my African ancestry test and I'm really sure it will go back to Sierra leone. The lady looks my my great great grandmother who gave me my mitochondrial dna
Funny my african ancestry came back sierra leone mende tribe and she looks like my great grandmother too!
From new york all my family from grandfather(moms side) comes from gullah area in charleston county sc(mt pleasant near sullivan island)..dna came back mainly nigerian but mende salone was 2nd
Early on in the slave trade European traders actually had a preference for slaves from the Upper Guinea Coast (the region that now includes Sierra Leone). The spaniards called them _escravos de ley_ or "Slaves of the Law".
My maternal ancestry is from Sierra Leone the Mende people who unfortunately experienced american slavery
reddboned nice come home,we dont hate our cousins in America
+reddboned How did you find this? Is it just known in your family or did you have an ancestry test done?
naenae thru DNA testing
Me too! She looks like my great grandmother.
My DNA links me to the Mende people. My family is from South Carolina, rice eaters they call us. I Was listening to the rhythm of her speech to see if it sounds familiar. Although I don't understand her words, the syntax is familiar to me. What I thought was a Southern accent is really a West African one.
this is a big problem as society changes. Many don't speak it but can hear it...which means their children will not speak or hear it cause the parent can't speak it to the children. I have said...what's the difference between a third generation African born in the states and a descendant of slaevery....my answer is...not much as far as culture is concerned. Once it's lost, it's lost. Try and stop that from happening in your line...
I know this is 10 years late, but so much this. It's why I'm trying to learn Mende and Krio so I can teach them to my kids
She sounds like my Louisiana folk
Laad mi luv dis a suh mi taak mi a Jamaican.
She looks like my grandma I traced my roots back to Sierra Leone
My people 🙌🏾 ...proud Temne girl here 💜
She is so cute!!
She looks like my grandmother!
My God, I would love t learn how to speak Mende after my DNA test results show that I share common ancestry with the Mende people of Sierra - Leone and the Balanta people of Guinea - Bissau.
Same.
ahh, I love this.
I'm planning a trip to Sierra Leone so I want to learn Mende, Temne, Mandinka, Susu, Limba, Fula, Kono, and Vai.
Hahaha that would be great dear and if you wanna learn the TEMNE let me know thanks
U got a lot of work. Those languages are not easy to learn.
@@mohamednicetlove2062 I want to learn Temne sir
sweet mende language
Panguma dodo my home town❤❤❤❤
I just recently discovered that I share DNA with the Temne people and would like to visit one day.
Temne and Mende sounds completely different to me. Maybe a words sound alike but the pattern is different. I don't speak either one. I only speak Louisiana English. But the Temne sound has more of the ng sound in it. And Mende has more syllables.
Indeed they are completely different am a temne but I was doing business in mende land before
It keeps slipping my grandma speaks mende to me all the time i can understand it perfectly i just cant speak it
I can understand every word in Temne spoken to me but I can't speak it 😔
KadijaKaramel me too, it's so sad
Aaliyah Fenty you guys should learn it so you can pass it onto your kids
Miranda T yo do you understand or speak Temne
She’s beautiful.
oh I need to get a DNA/genetics test ....would love to know if my gullah ancestry is linked to these beautiful people
destiny mitchell my brother did for my mom on mothers day and came back mende from sierra leon hints why i am lookinh at the video but charelston area (more specifically huger, sc) has always had my heart although my grandparents are no longer with us I just loved being there and feel so at home when i am there. Explains so much
@destinyMitchell My family is Gullah, Horry County. and I did an African Ancestry test and I am Mende. You should defiantly do it. it is a good feeling to know.
Me too! proud mende here!
I AM AM CULTURAL PRESENTER AT THE AYV MEDIA EMPIRE IN FREETOWN..... PLS CONATACT ME ON jamestamba34@gmail.com.... or on facebook@ James Tamba Martha or on watsap@ +23230343889....... and talk about sierra leone culture....
Mende sounds like Garifuna in cadence. Though Garifuna is mostly Arawak in words, the cadence and rhythm is the same as in Mende.
The stick from the roof lol. But amazing
❤️❤️❤️
I really admire this lady, speaks at least 3 languages. Amazing!
She possibly speaks English too. Most Sierra Leoneans can speak at least three languages, their native ethnic language (Mende, Temne, Fula, Susu, etc..), Krio, and English. My mother speaks three conversationally and a fourth to a lesser extent. She used to speak a fifth when she was a child but she lost it
love this lady she made me cry when ever i watch this video. how can i get in contact with this lady please any help thanks.
Is common, we d Kamara family from segbwema speak both mende and temne fluently
Themne(Temne)best language,favorite language,my lannguage
I love all the tribes in Sierra Leone....I wish I can speak Limba, the most peaceful tribe in Sierra Leone.
Yes, the Limbas are truly the most peaceful people in SL.
Is common, we d Kamara family segbwema speak both mende and temne fluently
The hospitality with the Mende people can never be compared to any tribe in Sierra Leone they're unique well educated and women with curvy shapes I hope to visit there always.
Every tribe is hospitable to a foreigner 😂😂
mende is Not like maninka is different
Siemi my family from U.S.A
@lusuma09 i too want to learn mende.. my fathers first language. how are you learning, what are you using to learn
stilletos25 this is my grandma's language, she doesn't speak as well though but here's it, my mom speaks and here's a bit but I can't do any of that I only understand temne
where are you learning?
Shit im tryna learn limba ..
Is this something you've never seen before? I have a brother and sister from a different mother, a Temne. They are both fluent in Mende and Temne.
I wish my mom teach me house to speak Mende
Mende sweet
WHAT IS THIS
It's normal.You learn the language of your environnement just like the diaspora
I can only understand mende but can not speak it... I can fluently speak krio tho... I was born in Salone and raised in Michigan USA I'm 15😭
Where in Michigan? I grew up in Lansing.
Mende and mandinka/Mandingo/malinke people aren’t related, the language isn’t even the same
They are related, they're all part off the larger Mande family.
@@akindele13 Related but indirectly, they are still not the same at all. They are just in the same large linguistic group. I think people got confused because the linguistics called this linguistic group "mande". Arab, hebrew and some other people from Ethiopia,, etc share the same semitic family group, they are still not the same people, their old relation go far beyond the same apply to mende and mandinja/mandingo/malinke peoples.
@@micici6537 Thanks👍