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Nalu people

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Nalu
Nalo
Nalou
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]

^ ^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.