Petifu

Petifu was founded by Susu and Fula migrants from present-day Guinea.^[3] They arrived in that part of Sierra Leone during the 17th century. The Fula and Susu met the Temne people who were already living in the town. These three groups lived together and gave the town the name Petifu, made up from two of the three languages Susu and Temne: "Pet", which means a place outside the bush in the Temne language and "Fu", which means new in the Susu language.