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|states=[[Liberia]], [[Guinea]] |
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|speakers=310,000 |
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|date=1995 |date'=–2004 |
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|ethnicity=[[Loma people]] |
|ethnicity=[[Loma people|Loma]] |
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|familycolor=Niger-Congo |
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|fam1=[[Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] ? |
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Revision as of 06:58, 14 November 2011
| Loma | |
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| Looma | |
| Native to | Liberia, Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Loma |
Native speakers | (310,000 cited 1995) |
Niger–Congo ?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:lom – Liberian Lomatod – Toma |
| People | Löömàgìtì [lɔːmàɡìtì] in Liberia Löghömagiti [lɔɣɔmaɡiti] in Guinea |
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| Language | Löömàgòòi [lɔːmàɡòːi] Löghömàgòòi [lɔɣɔmàɡòːi] |
Loma (Loghoma, Looma, Lorma) is a Mande language spoken by the Loma people of Liberia and Guinea.
Dialects of Loma proper in Liberia are Gizima, Wubomei, Ziema, Bunde, Buluyiema. The dialect of Guinea, Toma (Toa, Toale, Toali, or Tooma, the Malinke name for Loma), is an official regional language.
In Liberia, the people and language are also known as "Bouze" (Busy, Buzi), which is considered offensive.