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Temne (also Themne Timne; IPA: [t̪emnɛ]) is a language of the Mel branch of Niger–Congo spoken in Sierra Leone by about 2 million first speakers. One of the country’s most widely spoken languages it is spoken by 30% of the country’s population.[citation needed] It also serves as a lingua franca for an additional 1500000 people living in areas near the Temne people.