Chonyi (Conyi, Kichonyi, Chichonyi) is a
Bantu
Bantu may refer to:
*Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages
*Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language
*Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle
*Black Association for Nationali ...
language spoken along the eastern coast of
Kenya
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in
Kilifi County
Kilifi County was formed in 2010 as a result of a merger of Kilifi District and Malindi District, Kenya. Its capital is Kilifi and its largest town is Malindi. Kilifi county is one of the five counties that harbor the Kenyan Coast with 109k ...
by the
Chonyi people
The Chonyi, also referred to as Achonyi (A person from this tribe may also be referred to as a Mchonyi), are one of the smaller tribes of the Mijikenda on the coast of Kenya.
Location
Their populations can be found in the villages of Swerelan ...
. It is part of the
Mijikenda Mijikenda may refer to:
*Mijikenda peoples
*Mijikenda language
Mijikenda is a Bantu dialect cluster spoken along the coast of East Africa, mostly in Kenya, where there are 1.9 million speakers (2009 census) but also in Tanzania, where there are ...
dialect cluster.
In 2019, there were an estimated speakers.
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References
Bantu languages
Languages of Kenya
Mijikenda