Loma people
E610897
The Loma people are an indigenous ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in Guinea and Liberia, known for their rich oral traditions, masked rituals, and agrarian lifestyle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ plantains ⓘ rice ⓘ yams ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Loghoma people
ⓘ
Lorma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ mask making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
mask carving
ⓘ
masked rituals ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ ritual dance ⓘ secret society initiation ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Upper Guinea forest region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ rice farming ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Loma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
northern Liberia
ⓘ
southeastern Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiationSociety |
Poro society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sande society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mande languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Loma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralLiterature |
folktales
ⓘ
myths ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
age-grade system
ⓘ
clan-based system ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
mud houses
ⓘ
thatch roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
chiefs
ⓘ
elders council ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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