Farmers of the Wara Wara and the northern hills round Kamakwie, Bumbuna and Kabala, speaking a language unlike their neighbours', and reckoned the oldest people of Sierra Leone.
Nothing is known of their government in 1200 beyond the likelihood of small chiefdoms.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village and chiefdom heads
- Since
- Not known
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia calls the Limba the first people known to inhabit Sierra Leone and cites Kup (1961) for their settlement before 1400.
How things stand that morning
Presumably in their hills and self-governing.
Customs
Small chiefdoms; farming of the hills (later evidence).
Assemblies
Not recorded.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Tradition and later evidence.
On the map: Back-projected.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.