Nalu people
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~20,000[1] [better source needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Guinea | 11,000 |
 Guinea Bissau | 9,000 |
| Languages | |
| Nalu | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Landouma people, Baga people, Temne people | |
The Nalu, also called Nalo, Nanum, or Nanu,[2] are a West African ethnic group who are found in Guinea and Guinea Bissau. They speak the Nalu language. They have been described as "pre-Mandingas", as they settled in the region before the arrival of the Mandé peoples.[3]: 6 In this respect Walter Rodney places them alongside the Landuma people, the Baga people, and the Temne people.[3]
The Simo is a West African secret society which is active amongst the Nalu and related people.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nalu populace".
- ^ "Nalu (Peuple d'Afrique)". Data.BNF.fr.
- ^ a b Rodney, Walter (1970). A History of the Upper Guinea Coast. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Shakarov, Avner; Senatorova, Lyubov (2015). Traditional African Art: An Illustrated Study. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
