Landoma language explained

Landoma
States:Guinea
Date:2017
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Mel
Fam4:Temne
Fam5:Baga
Iso3:ldm
Glotto:land1256
Glottorefname:Landoma

Landoma also called Landouman, Landuma, or Cocoli (Cikogoli), is a language of western Guinea. It is the most populous of the Baga languages, in the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family. It is related to Temne of Sierra Leone.

There are two different varieties, namely Landoma (Landuma) and Cikogoli (Cocoli). Cikogoli is being replaced by Fula.[1]

The language sometimes goes by the name of one of its dialects, Tiapi, Tyapi, Tyopi a.k.a. Tapessi. Wilson (2007) reports that it is a derogatory name.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.