Alternate Names: Boumpe, Hulo, Kossa, Kosso
Dialects: Ko, Kpa, Sewawa, Waanjama. Lexical similarity: 92%–98% among dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,480,000 in Sierra Leone (2006). Population total all countries: 1,499,700.
Language Use: Also use Krio [kri]. Used as L2 by Bom [bmf], Krim [krm], Northern Kissi [kqs].
Language Development: Taught as an elective from primary to college levels. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1959.
Writing System: Latin, Mende Kikakui
Nation of Origin: Sierra Leone
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.