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🏘️ A place name 🌍 A West African group ⛰️ A small hill
loma

loma

9.9
A West African people or the language they speak in Liberia and Guinea
  • noun
translation icon : pueblo loma
  • She is studying the loma language as part of her research on West African cultures.

Examples

  • Many loma live in rural areas of northern Liberia and southern Guinea.

  • The loma have a rich tradition of music and storytelling in their communities.

  • The loma people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Many lomas speak their native language fluently.

  • The loma community performs traditional dances during their annual festival.

  • During her trip, she learned about the customs of the loma people in Guinea.

  • The loma language is one of the many dialects spoken in West Africa.

Surface Forms

loma singular
lomas plural

Etymology

The word loma for the West African people and their language comes from the name the people use for themselves in Liberia and Guinea. So, loma means both the group and the language.