Loma people

The Loma (also Loghoma, Looma, Lorma; own name: Löömàgìtì lɔ ː màɡìtì, or Löghömagiti lɔɣɔmàɡò ː i in Guinea) are a Mandevolk, which lives mainly in the mountains, in the sparsely populated border area between Guinea and Liberia. In 1991, there were estimated 250,000 still Loma between the two countries.

In Guinea live Loma 144,000, 165,000 in Liberia.

The Loma speak a language of the southwestern branch of the Mande languages ​​, the Loma. The language is related to the languages ​​of the Kpelle, Mende, and Bandi.

The Malinke, Konyaka, and Kissi denote the Loma as Toma. The Loma today describe themselves as Löömàgìtì (or Löghömagiti ), which means "people of Loma ", and denote the language Löömàgòòi ( lɔ ː ː màɡò i) or Löghömàgòòi ( lɔɣɔmàɡò ː i).

Websites

  • Omniglot: writing the Loma
  • Ethnologue Report for Loma
Loma language Kpelle language Mende language Gbandi language Malinké Kissi people
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