Landuma people

Summary

The Landuma also called Landoma, Landima, Landouma, Cocoli, Kokoli, Tiapi, or Tyapi are an African people who live primarily in Guinea, in the area of the Upper Nunez. They have been described as "pre-Mandingas", as they settled in the region before the arrival of the Mande people.[2]: 6  In this respect Walter Rodney places them alongside the Nalu people, the Baga people and the Temne people.[2]

Landuma
Landoma
Landouma
Total population
~26,000[1]
[better source needed]
Regions with significant populations
 Guinea26,000
 Guinea Bissau?
Languages
Landoma
Related ethnic groups
Nalou people, Baga people, Temne people

References edit

  1. ^ "Landoma population".
  2. ^ a b Rodney, Walter (1970). A History of the Upper Guinea Coast. Oxford: Clarendon Press.