People or land · West Africa: the Sudan and Guinea · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Landuma

Peoples speaking languages close to Baga and Temne who held the hills and valleys inland of the Nalu and Baga coast, round the head of the Rio Nunez (Boke) and towards the Futa Jallon.

Placed by back-projection; nothing is known of them in 1200.

Who holds it

Title
Village and lineage chiefs
Since
Not known
Confidence
low

Nothing is recorded for 1200.

How things stand that morning

Not known; presumably self-governing.

Customs

Village chiefs; farming of the river valleys (later evidence).

Assemblies

Not recorded.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Linguistic and later evidence only.

On the map: Back-projected.

Sources and studies

  1. Researcher's knowledge of the Guinea coast peoples; no web source read for this record

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.