The Susu or Soussou people are a Mande-speaking ethnic group living primarily in Guinea and northwestern Sierra Leone, particularly in Kambia District. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Influential in Guinea, smaller communities of Susu people are also found in the neighboring Guinea-Bissau and Senegal .

2024年10月5日 · The three most widely spoken indigenous languages in Guinea are Pular, Maninka, and Susu. Pular is spoken by approximately 35% of the population, followed by Maninka at 25%, and Susu at 18%. In terms of religion, Guinea is predominantly a Muslim country, with approximately 85% of the population practicing Islam.

Susu, people living in the southern coastal regions of Guinea and the northwestern parts of Sierra Leone. They speak a dialect of Susu-Yalunka, a language belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo languages. In Sierra Leone, villages are grouped under a paramount chief into small chiefdoms of about 3,000 to 6,000 persons each.

In old Susu language, "Guinea" means woman and this is the derivation for the country's name. They speak a dialect of Susu-Yalunka known to Susu people as Sosoxui, a language belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo languages. Sosoxui serves as a major trade language along the Guinean coast, including the capital city of Conakry.

Susu (endonym: Susu: Sosoxui; French: Soussou) is the language of the Susu or Soso people of Guinea and Sierra Leone, West Africa. It is in the Mande language family, and its closest relative is Yalunka. It is one of the national languages of Guinea and spoken mainly in …

2013年12月19日 · The Susu predominate in the central region of Guinea and theirs is the most widely spoken language in the capital Conakry and other cities in central Guinea, including Kindia, Forekaria and Koya. The Sierra Leonean Susu live primarily in Kambia District where they form the second largest ethnic group after the Temne at about 28% of the population.

The Susu or Soussou are found in the coastal areas of Guinea and the majority have not ventured far (GROUPCON = 3) beyond their traditional homelands. Beyond a different language (LANG = 1), the Susu are very similar to the other large ethnic groups in Guinea – the Malinke and the Fulani (BELIEF , RACE = 0).

Susu is a member of the Mande branch of Niger-Congo languages spoken by about 2.4 million people, mainly in Guinea in West Africa, and also in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Sierra Leone. There are about 2.2 million speakers of Susu in Guinea, in particular in the southwest of the country along the coast, and it is a de facto language of national ...

2021年1月30日 · The history of the Susu people began in 900BC, these set of Africans migrated from Northern Africa. They began settling in the Western area of Africa what is now called Guinea (do not confuse with Guinea-Bissau). Today there are over 2.2 Million of them living in Guinea, Sierra-leone, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.

The Susu are a major Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea. Smaller communities are located in the neighboring countries of Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau. The Susu live in farming villages along the marshy coastal plain. They converted to Islam in the 17th century.