Loma people

The Loma (or Loghoma, Looma, Lorma) are a Manden ethnic group living primarily in the mountainous, sparsely populated border region between Guinea and Liberia. Their population was estimated in 309,000 Loma between both countries.(2015)

The Loma speak a language in the Southwestern branch of the Mande family. The language is similar to the Kpelle, Mende, Gola, Vai, and Bandi languages.

The Malinke, Konyaka, and Kissi refer to the Loma as Toma. Loma today refer to themselves as Löömàgìtì (IPA: [lɔːmàɡìtì], or Löghömagiti [lɔɣɔmaɡiti] in Guinea), meaning "Loma people," and call their language Löömàgòòi [lɔːmàɡòːi] or Löghömàgòòi [lɔɣɔmàɡòːi]).

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