Mijikenda language
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Mijikenda is a Bantu dialect cluster of Kenya, with about 100,000 speakers in Tanzania. The five dialects, mutually intelligible, are: Chichonyi
, Chidigo
, Chiduruma
, Kigiryama, Kisegeju
.
Chonyi
The Chonyi, also referred to as Achonyi, are one of the smaller tribes of the Mijikenda on the coast of Kenya. Their populations can be found in the villages of Lutsangani, Chidutani, Dzitsoni, Bundacho, Ziani,Karimboni, Chigojoni, Dindiri, Junju, Katikirieni, Mwarakaya, Pingilikani, Vwevwesi,...
, Chidigo
Digo
The Digo are an ethnic and linguistic group based near the Indian Ocean coast between Mombasa in southern Kenya and Tanga in northern Tanzania. In 1994 the Digo population was estimated to total 305,000, with 217,000 ethnic Digo living in Kenya and 88,000 in Tanzania. Digo people speak the Digo...
, Chiduruma
Duruma
Duruma is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province.Chi-Duruma is the local dialect of Mijikenda language...
, Kigiryama, Kisegeju
Segeju
The Segeju are an ethnic and linguistic group based on the northeast coast of Tanzania, between Tanga and the Kenyan border. The people are historically related to the Dhaiso. In 2003 the Segeju population was estimated to number fewer than 15,000, with fewer than 7,000 speaking the Segeju...
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