| 释义 |
Loma, n.3 and a.|ˈləʊmə|
Pl. Loma, Lomas.
[Native name.]
A. n. The name of a people inhabiting the border regions of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Republic of Guinea, and of their language.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Loma or their language.
1957Encycl. Brit. XX. 624/1 Above the plateau surface rise many mountain ranges, the highest of which are the Loma mountains. 1964E. A. Nida Toward Sci. Transl. ix. 198 In a language such as Loma, spoken in Liberia, it is impossible to duplicate these sequences. 1969Liberian Studies Jrnl. I. 25 The Kpelle, Loma, Bandi and Mende are included in the Southwestern Mande group. Ibid. 37 The people of eastern Lukasu and Yawiyasu have several linguistic similarities to the Loma people. 1970D. Dalby Lang. & Hist. Afr. 112 The Loma syllabary (with a total of at least 185 characters) was devised in the 1930's..reputedly inspired by a dream. |