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Loma
Looma
Native toLiberia, Guinea
EthnicityLoma people
Native speakers
310,000 (1995–2004)
Niger–Congo ?
  • Mande
    • Western Mande
      • Southwestern
        • Mende–Loma
          • Loma
Dialects
  • Toma
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
lom – Liberian Loma
tod – Toma
PeopleLöömàgìtì [lɔːmàɡìtì] in Liberia
Löghömagiti [lɔɣɔmaɡiti] in Guinea
LanguageLöömàgòòi [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.

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