page_title: Ethnic groups in Sierra Leone
section_title: Loko
hierarchical_section_title: Ethnic groups in Sierra Leone / Ethnic groups / Loko
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ein Loko. English: Landogo stonemason and carpenter, Bombali District, Northern Province, Republic of Sierra Leone, West Africa. A Loko stonemason and carpenter, 2011. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: Landogo stonemason ਅਤੇ ਤਰਖਾਣ, Bombali ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ, ਉੱਤਰੀ ਸੂਬੇ, Republic of Sierra Leone, ਪੱਛਮੀ ਅਫ਼ਰੀਕਾ.
context_page_description: Sierra Leone is home to about sixteen ethnic groups, each with its own language. In Sierra Leone, membership of an ethnic group often overlaps with a shared religious identity.
context_section_description: The Loko in the north are native people of Sierra Leone, believed to have lived in Sierra Leone since the time of European encounter. Like the neighbouring Temne, the Loko are Muslim majority.
caption: A Loko stonemason and carpenter, 2011.
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