Loma language
| Loma | |
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| Looma | |
| Native to | Liberia, Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Loma |
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Native speakers
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420,000 (2012) |
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Niger–Congo
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: lom – Liberian Loma tod – Toma |
| Glottolog | loma1259 |
| 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.
Today, Loma uses a Latin-based alphabet which is written from left to right. A syllabary saw limited use in the 1930s and 1940s in correspondence between Loma-speakers, but today has fallen into disuse.
The Lord's Prayer in Loma:
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