Landoma language
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.
| Landoma | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guinea |
Native speakers | 62,000 (2017) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ldm |
| Glottolog | land1256 |
| ELP | Landoma |
There are two different varieties, namely Landoma (Landuma) and Cikogoli (Cocoli). Cikogoli is being replaced by Fula.
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.
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