Kono may refer to:

Geography

Kono District Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu Town. Motema is the second most populous city in the district. The other major towns in the district include Yengema, Tombodu, Jaiama ...

, a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone **

Kono people The Kono people (pronounced ''koh noh'') are a major Mande-speaking ethnic group in Sierra Leone at 5.2% of the country's total population. Their homeland is the diamond-rich Kono District in eastern Sierra Leone. The Kono are primarily diamond ...

, an ethnic group in Sierra Leone *

Kono, Nigeria Kono is a village in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is situated on the coast in Khana Local Government Area, about 45 miles (72.4 km) from Port Harcourt. The dialect spoken in Kono is Khana, and the people are Ogoni. Former Footballer Joseph Y ...

, a village in Rivers State, Nigeria *

Kōno, Fukui former Kōno Village Hall was a village located in Nanjō District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,114 and a density of 42.72 persons per km2. The total area was 49.48 km2. On January 1, 2005, ...

, a village in Fukui, Japan

Languages

Kono language (Sierra Leone) The Kono language (Kɔnɔ) is a language spoken in Sierra Leone by the Kono people The Kono people (pronounced ''koh noh'') are a major Mande-speaking ethnic group in Sierra Leone at 5.2% of the country's total population. Their homeland is ...

, a Mande language of Sierra Leone *

Kono language (Guinea) The Kpelle language (endonym: "Kpɛlɛɛ") is spoken by the Kpelle people of Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast and is part of the Mande language family. Guinean Kpelle (also known as ''Guerze'' in French), spoken by half a million people, is conc ...

, a Mande language of Guinea *

Kono language (Nigeria) Kono (also Koonu) is a Kainji language of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. ...

, a Benue-Congo language of Nigeria

People with the surname

Kōno Kōno, Kono or Kouno (written: 河野, 幸野, 高野 or 甲野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kōno Bairei (1844–1895), Japanese painter, book illustrator and art teacher *Kōno Hironaka (1849–1923), Japanese ...

, a Japanese family name (including a list of people with the name) *

Hiromichi Kono was a Japanese entomologist and anthropologist. His academic training, at Hokkaido Imperial University, was in entomology, and he became a faculty member in the Biology Department at that institution. His emphasis within entomology was on Coleop ...

(1905-1963), Japanese entomologist and anthropologist *, Japanese voice actress

Other

Gonu Gonu (고누) or kono refers to a group of Korean traditional boardgames which are played by two players on diagrams, each taking turns to move their pieces, with the general objective to block or capture the other player's pieces. Although Gonu ...

, Korean traditional board games *

Jonas Saeed Jonas Saeed, also known by his artist name KONO, is a Swedish record producer, DJ and Songwriter known for his work with producing and writing tracks for pop stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Kaskade, and Robin Thicke. Jonas Saeed notably co-wrote ...

, a Swedish musician who goes by the stage name KONO

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