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Bajuni
Kibajuni
Native toKenya, Somalia
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologbaju1245
G.41[1]

Bajuni (Kibajuni), also known as Tikulu (Tikuu), is a variety of Swahili spoken by the Bajuni people who inhabit the tiny Bajuni Islands and coastal Kenya, in addition to parts of southern Somalia, where they constitute a minority ethnic group.[2][3] Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  2. ^ Mwakikagile, p.102.
  3. ^ Abdullahi, p.11.

References

  • Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and customs of Somalia. Greenwood. ISBN 9780313313332. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2007). Kenya: identity of a nation. New Africa Press. ISBN 0980258790. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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