Toma
PrintA language of Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Toa, Toale, Toali, Tooma
Population
220,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).
Location
South, between Macenta and Kissidougou.
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Language Status
4 (Educational). De facto language of national identity.
Dialects
Gizima, Koima, Konokoro, Lulama, Manyaka, Vekema, Weima, Yala. Distinct enough from Loma [lom] of Liberia to need separate literature.
Language Development
Was taught in school under the 1st Republic (before 1984). Grammar. NT: 1981.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.