| Landoma | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guinea |
Native speakers | 62,000 (2017)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ldm |
| Glottolog | land1256 |
| ELP | Landoma |
Landoma also calledLandouman,Landuma, orCocoli (Cikogoli), is a language of westernGuinea. It is the most populous of theBaga languages, in theMel branch of theNiger–Congo language family. It is related toTemne of Sierra Leone.
There are two different varieties, namely Landoma (Landuma) and Cikogoli (Cocoli). Cikogoli is being replaced byFula.[2]
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.[2]
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