Gender Masculine
Usage Western African
Meaning & History
Unknown meaning, possibly from the Temne or Loko languages, spoken in Sierra Leone.Foday Saybana Sankoh (1937–2003) was the founder of the Sierra Leone rebel group Revolutionary United Front (RUF), which was supported by Charles Taylor-led NPFL in the 11-year-long Sierra Leone Civil War, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002.