Temné

It is the largest ethnic group in the country. They mainly occupy the north and northwest, including the capital Freetwon. People of fishermen, farmers and traders, mainly Muslims but not forgetting their animistic practices as is the case in most of the peoples of Africa. For centuries, they suffered the ravages of slave trade and slavery, before suffering British colonization. They are grouped in secret societies, with the pore being the male and the bond being the female. Its most important rites and ceremonies revolve around the coronations of the chiefs, funerals of the notables and the initiation of the new members of its secret societies. The ceremonies of circumcision and excision are held within the framework of their respective secret societies. His supreme god is Kurumasaba whom they worship through their ancestors. They also believe in the spirits of nature to those who offer sacrifices to be favorable to them.