Landoma
Landoma is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Guinea, by about 15 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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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.
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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Words in Landoma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | dafor* | |
| ear | aleNas* | |
| tooth | dasik* | |
| tongue | damir* | |
| hand | ketsa* | |
| blood | maCir* | |
| bone | kebant* | |
| skin | dis* | |
| knee | dabuN* | |
| breast | dasa* | |
| water | damun* | |
| fire | nants* | |
| sun | keteN* | |
| stone | asar* | |
| tree | ktog* | |
| leaf | abu* | |
| night | tsaxetsak* | |
| dog | atsien* | |
| fish | aguira* | |
| one | tin* | |
| two | maraN* | |
| I | i* | |
| drink | munu* | |
| see | naNk* | |
| hear | ne* | |
| die | fi* | |
| come | dar* | |
| new | afu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Baga SitemuAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- Baga ManduriAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- TimneAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- IbuoroAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- FrafraAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- Itu Mbon UzoAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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