Loma language

Not to be confused with Lomakka language.
Loma
Looma
Spoken in Liberia, Guinea
Ethnicity Loma
Native speakers 310,000  (1995–2004)
Language family
Niger–Congo ?
  • Mande
    • Western Mande
      • Southwestern
        • Mende–Loma
          • Loma
Dialects
Toma
Language codes
ISO 639-3 either:
lom – Liberian Loma
tod – Toma
 person  
 people  Löömàgìtì [lɔːmàɡìtì] in Liberia
Löghömagiti [lɔɣɔmaɡiti] in Guinea
 language  Löömàgòòi [lɔːmàɡòːi]
Löghömàgòòi [lɔɣɔmàɡòːi]

Loma (Loghoma, Looma, Lorma) is a Mande language spoken by the Loma people of Liberia and Guinea.

Dialects of Loma proper in Liberia are Gizima, Wubomei, Ziema, Bunde, Buluyiema. The dialect of Guinea, Toma (Toa, Toale, Toali, or Tooma, the Malinke name for Loma), is an official regional language.

In Liberia, the people and language are also known as "Bouze" (Busy, Buzi), which is considered offensive.