Tenbo
The Loron people, variously named Lorhon, Tenbo, Teguessie and Thuuna, who are located in the forested savannah region of northeast Côte d’Ivoire and southwest Burkina Faso, came originally from the Bouna region of Côte d’Ivoire. There are approximately 10,000 Loron people. Their language, which is called Téén, is 45% cognate with that of the Kulango language in the Bouna area, although their culture reflects that of the Lobi people.
Around 250 years ago, when many Loron people were killed in warfare with other tribal groups from the south of Côte d’Ivoire, the Loron fled the Bouna region. They moved north along the Mounhoun/Black Volta river, and then west, and settled in the area that is now the town of Gaoua, Burkina Faso, about 100 miles (160 km) from Bouna, Côte d’Ivoire.
When the Lobi people moved into the Gaoua area from Ghana in the late 18th century, the Loron, like most other smaller ethnic groups in the region, adopted many of the customs of the dominant and more numerous Lobis. Although, to this day, the Loron people are still considered the ‘Owners of the Land’ in the Gaoua area.
To avoid conflict with their neighbouring tribes the relatively timid Loron went in search of new pastures. Most of the Loron people gradually migrated south, to the mountains which form the border between Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire, just south of the Lobi town of Kampti. Approximately 100 years ago a large group of Loron people moved further south, out of the mountainous region, and settled in a more fertile area in Côte d’Ivoire between Doropo and Tehini. This all happened, of course, before country demarcation lines were created by the French colonialists.
The Lorhon/Loron people are now concentrated mainly in the Sub-Prefecture of Tehini in northeast Côte d’Ivoire; and the province of Poni in southwest Burkina Faso. Approximately 70% of the Loron live in Côte d’Ivoire, and 30% in Burkina Faso. The Loron in Côte d’Ivoire are scattered over an area of about 2,000 square miles (5,200 km2), just north of the Comoé National Park. In Burkina they are located mainly in the mountain area between Kampti and the Côte d’Ivoire border. Around 5% of the Loron, mostly young Loron males, live and work on the cocoa and coffee plantations of southern Côte d’Ivoire. They usually spend 1–2 years there, before returning to marry and settle down in their natal village.
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