Limba, East

A language of Guinea

ISO 639: lma
Alternate Names: Yimba, Yumba
Population: 4,000 in Guinea (Johnstone 1993). 2,000 speakers of the Ke subdialect of Northern Limba (1991 J. Kaiser). Total users in all countries: 4,800.
Location:: Mamou region: Mamou prefecture, Oure-Kaba subprefecture, on Sierra Leone border.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Southern, Limba
Dialects: Northern Limba (Ke-Woya-Yaka, Warawara).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Limba, East
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Quite different from West-Central Limba [lia] of Sierra Leone. Traditional religion, Muslim.

Sierra Leone

Location: Northern province: east Bombali and west Koinadugu districts; Western Area: peninsula south of Freetown.
Dialects: Northern Limba (Ke-Woya-Yaka, Warawara), Southern Limba (Biriwa-Saroko-Kalantuba-Sunko).
Language Status: 6b (Threatened)
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.

Location: Mamou region: Mamou prefecture, Oure-Kaba subprefecture, on Sierra Leone border.