Landoma language
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Landoma or Cocoli, 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.
The language sometimes goes by the name of one of its dialects, Tiapi (Tyapi, Tyopi) aka Tapessi.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
. It is the most populous of the Baga languages
Baga languages
The Baga languages are languages of the Mel family spoken in the coastal region of Guinea. The total number of speakers is about 30,000, of which Landoma speakers make up almost half....
, in the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. They may constitute the world's largest language family in terms of distinct languages, although this question...
language family. It is related to Temne
Temne language
Temne is a language of the Atlantic subfamily of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Sierra Leone by about 2 million first speakers. One of the country's most widely spoken languages, it is spoken by 30% of the country’s population...
of Sierra Leone.
The language sometimes goes by the name of one of its dialects, Tiapi (Tyapi, Tyopi) aka Tapessi.