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Mijikenda language

Mijikenda is a Bantu dialect cluster spoken along the coast of East Africa, mostly in Kenya, where there are 2.6 million speakers (2019 census) but also in Tanzania, where there are 166,000 speakers. The name Mijikenda means "the nine settlements" or "the nine communities" and refers to the multiple language communities that make up the group. An older…

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Varieties

GiryamaCohDugRabaiDig
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IdeophonesDahalo
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Overview

BantuDialect clusterKenyaTanzania
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ELP
Segeju
Ethnicity
Mijikenda, Chonyi, Digo, Giryama, Jibana, Duruma, Kambe, Kauma, Ribe, Rabai
Glottolog
miji1238
Guthrie code
E.72,73,731,732
ISO 639-3
Variously: coh – Chonyi dig – Digo dug – Duruma nyf – Giryama seg – Segeju
Language family
Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda · Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda · Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda · BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda · Southern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda

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Mijikenda language

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples18
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Mijikenda language

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Language family · 10
Mijikenda language → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda, BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda, BantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda, Mijikenda, Northeast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda, Northeast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda, SabakiMijikenda, Southern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda
ELP · 1
Mijikenda language → Segeju
Ethnicity · 1
Mijikenda language → Mijikenda, Chonyi, Digo, Giryama, Jibana, Duruma, Kambe, Kauma, Ribe, Rabai
Glottolog · 1
Mijikenda language → miji1238
Guthrie code · 1
Mijikenda language → E.72,73,731,732
ISO 639-3 · 1
Mijikenda language → Variously: coh – Chonyi dig – Digo dug – Duruma nyf – Giryama seg – Segeju
Native speakers · 1
Mijikenda language → 2.6 million (2019 census)
Native to · 1
Mijikenda language → Kenya, Tanzania
Region · 1
Mijikenda language → Mombasa and Kwale districts in Kenya; Muheza and Tanga districts in Tanzania

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mijikenda digo duruma language coast chonyi giryama rabai coh dig dug nyf seg segeju bantu kenya tanzania along refers group

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mijikenda languageELPSegeju1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageEthnicityMijikenda, Chonyi, Digo, Giryama, Jibana, Duruma, Kambe, Kauma, Ribe, Rabai1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageGlottologmiji12381.00infobox
Mijikenda languageGuthrie codeE.72,73,731,7321.00infobox
Mijikenda languageISO 639-3Variously: coh – Chonyi dig – Digo dug – Duruma nyf – Giryama seg – Segeju1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familySabakiMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageLanguage familyMijikenda1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageNative speakers2.6 million (2019 census)1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageNative toKenya, Tanzania1.00infobox
Mijikenda languageRegionMombasa and Kwale districts in Kenya; Muheza and Tanga districts in Tanzania1.00infobox

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