Loma

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
lom
Alternate Names
“Bouze” (pej.), “Busy” (pej.), “Buzi” (pej.), Loghoma, Looma, Lorma, Toa
Population

195,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Location

Northwest, Lofa County, border area.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Southwestern, Mende-Loma, Loma
Dialects

Briama (Bulima, Buluiema, Buluyiema, Bulyama), Gbunde (Bonde, Bunde), Gizima, Wubomai (Wubomei), Ziema (Siama). Distinct from Toma [tod] of Guinea and Loma [loi] of Côte d’Ivoire. Northern and southern dialects are different enough to make mutual intelligibility difficult.

Language Development
Literature and literacy program in progress. Grammar. NT: 1971.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Loma
Writing
Latin script. Loma script, no longer in use.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.