The
Sherbro people are a
native people of
Sierra Leone, who speak the
Sherbro language; they make up 3% of Sierra Leone's population or about 201,000. They are also known as the Bullom people. The Sherbros are primarily found in their
homeland in
Bonthe District, where they make up 45% of the population, in coastal areas of Moyamba District, and in the
Western Area of Sierra Leone, particularly in
Freetown. During pre-colonial days, the Sherbro were one of the most dominant ethnic group in Sierra Leone, but today only few ethnic Sherbro are found in Sierra Leone. The Sherbro speak their own language called
Sherbro language which is closely related to
Temne language spoken by the country's largest ethnic group the
Temnes. About 99% of the Sherbro people are Christian.