Loma is a Mande language spoken by approximately 420,000
people in northwest of Liberia, and in neighbouring parts
in Guinea. The language is also known as Loghoma, Looma or
Lorma, and native names for Loma include Löömàgìtì,
Löghömagiti, Löömàgòòi and Löghömàgòòi.
The Loma syllabary was invented during the 1930s by
Wido Zobo (Widɔ Zoɓo) of Boneketa in Liberia.
It was used among the Loma people, mainly for personal
correspondence, during the 1930s and 1940s but is no longer
used having been replaced by the Latin alphabet.
Notable features
Type of writing system: syllabary
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines.
Used to write: Loma
Some syllables here several versions.
Loma syllabary
Sample text in the Loma Syllabary
Transliteration
lòma kò lò ni u lò no bonekèta. ge kèbè lwo. li e va ga zi yé. ge ma li ty ' ge zu vè. pè lè u ba la, ga li zu ta zu. masata zu widò zo'bo kae bilèma kowogi li du lu kò lò zu.
Yài è ga gé ɣeeai è gee-zuvɛ,ɓaa ɣa la yà laa-zeigi ma,yà masadai va,è yii-mai ɣɛ zui zu è ɣɛ velei é ɣɛɛzu la è wɔ vɛ,è zaa mii ŋenigi ʋe gé ya,è gé vaa ʋaitiɛ zu ʋaa yɛ,è ɣɛ velei gá ɓalaa gé zɔitiɛ zu ʋaa yɛga la gá ʋaa yega te va.Mɛ lɛ kɛ tɛ-ga ɔ́ wo ga gíɛ,kɛ̀ è gé wulo tuɓo-vele-yowũ nui ya.
Details of the Loma Latin alphabet and the sample text provided by Michael Peter Füstumum. Loma font by Jason Glavy.
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