Chonyi language
Chonyi (Conyi, Kichonyi, Chichonyi) is a Bantu language spoken along the eastern coast of Kenya in Kilifi County by the Chonyi people. It is part of the Mijikenda dialect cluster.
| Chonyi | |
|---|---|
| "Chichonyi" | |
| Native to | Kenya |
| Region | Kilifi County |
| Ethnicity | Chonyi people |
Native speakers | 184,000 (2009) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | coh |
| Glottolog | chon1287 |
E72c[1] | |
In 2009 there were an estimated 184,000 speakers. Of these, 35,200 spoke the linguistic variety Jibana (Dzihana, Chidzhihana) which is grouped together with Chonyi.[2]
References
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ "Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-10-24.