Chonyi language

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NativetoKenya
EthnicityChonyi people
Native speakers
310,000 (2019)[1]
Chonyi
"Chichonyi"
Native toKenya
RegionKilifi County
EthnicityChonyi people
Native speakers
310,000 (2019)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3coh
Glottologchon1287
E72c[2]

Chonyi (Chonyi, 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.

In 2019, there were an estimated 310,000 speakers.[1] Of these, 39,000 spoke the Jibana dialect (Chidzihana) and 71,000 the Kauma dialect (Chikauma).[1]

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