Loma people
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The Loma speak a language in the Southwestern branch of the Mande languages, belonging to the Niger-Congo family of languages. The language is similar to the Kpelle, Mende, Vai, and Bandi languages.[1] The Loma refer to their language as Löömàgòòi Script error: No such module "IPA"., or Löghömàgòòi Script error: No such module "IPA". in Guinea. They refer to themselves as Löömàgìtì Script error: No such module "IPA"., or Löghömagiti Script error: No such module "IPA". in Guinea.[1] The Loma people, led by Wido Zobo and assisted by a Loma weaver named Moriba, developed a writing script for their language in the 1930s.[3] This writing script contains at least 185 characters.[4]
The Mandinka, Koniaka, and Kissi refer to the Loma as Toma.[5][1] The Loma have retained their traditional religion, and resisted the Islamic incursion. The Loma people called the religious conflict with Mandinka people a historic 'rolling war'.[6]
The Loma people are notable for their large wooden masks that merge syncretic animal and human motifs. These masks have been a part of their Poro secret rites of passage. The largest masks are about six feet high, contain feather decorations and believed by Loma to have forest spirits.[7]
The Loma people farm rice, but in shifting farms. They are exogamous people, with patrilineal social organization in matters related to inheritance, succession and lineage affiliations with one-marriage rule. Joint families, or virilocal communities are common, wherein families of brothers settle close to each other.[8]
The Loma people are also referred to as Buzi, Buzzi, Logoma, Toale, Toali, Toa, or Tooma.[9]
Loma patronyms
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Notable Loma people
- Louis Lansana Béavogui, former prime minister of Guinea from 1972 to 1984
- Joshua Guilavogui, French footballer
- K. Guilavogui, Guinean politician
- Michel Guilavogui, Guinean footballer
- Mohamed Guilavogui, Malian footballer
- Morgan Guilavogui, French footballer
- Pépé Guilavogui, Guinean footballer
- Balla Onivogui, Guinean trumpet player
References
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- ↑ Christian K. Højbjerg (2010), Victims And Heroes: Manding Historical Imagination In A Conflict-Ridden Border Region (Liberia-Guinea), in The Powerful Presence of the Past, Brill Academic, Template:ISBN, pages 273-294
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External links
- Ethnologue report for Loma language
- Omniglot: Loma syllabary
- Video by Yale Linguistics Department on Loma last names
- Video by Yale Linguistics Department on a story about jealousy delivered in Loma
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