The hill forest of northern Liberia and Guinea round Voinjama, Zorzor and Macenta, held in later times by the Loma (Toma) and, to the west round Kolahun, the Gbandi, both south-western Mande peoples.
The Kissi further west belong to the next researcher. Nothing is recorded of them in 1200.
Who holds it
- Title
- Elders and the Poro
- Since
- Not known
- Confidence
- low
Customs
Poro and Sande; villages under elders.
Assemblies
Elders.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later ethnography only.
On the map: Drawn from the later Loma and Gbandi lands.
Sources and studies
- Y. Person, Ethnic movements and acculturation in Upper Guinea since the fifteenth century, African Historical Studies 4 (1971); from the researcher's knowledge
- Researcher's general knowledge of the ethnography and linguistic geography of Ghana and Togo (present-day distributions), used only to place peoples whose 1200 seats are not recorded
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.