Mijikenda is a Bantudialect 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.[3] An older, derogatory term for the group is Nyika which refers to the "dry and bushy country" along the coast.[3]
Ethnologue's 'Duruma' may refer to the same thing as Maho's 'Degere', as the Degere are variously reported to speak Duruma, Digo, or a similar dialect of their own.
Clicksedit
Clicks have been reported in ideophones from two dialects of Mijikenda: Digo and Duruma. (It is not known if they occur in the others.) These are tsya!/ʇ̃ǎ/ 'scram!' and /ʇ̃akule/ 'minute'. It is not known if these have any connection with the neighbouring Cushitic language Dahalo.
^ abHeine, Bernd; Möhlig, Wilhelm J.G. (1980). Language and Dialect Atlas of Kenya vol 1. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag. pp. 17–22. ISBN3-496-00144-5.
^Maho, Jouni Filip. "New Updated Guthrie List" (PDF).
Walsh, M.T. (2006). "A Click in Digo and its Historical Interpretation", Azania, 41.
April 12, 2024
mijikenda, language, confused, with, nyika, language, degere, language, mijikenda, bantu, dialect, cluster, spoken, along, coast, east, africa, mostly, kenya, where, there, million, speakers, 2019, census, also, tanzania, where, there, speakers, name, mijikend. Not to be confused with Nyika language or old Degere 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 3 An older derogatory term for the group is Nyika which refers to the dry and bushy country along the coast 3 MijikendaNative toKenya TanzaniaRegionMombasa and Kwale districts in Kenya Muheza and Tanga districts in TanzaniaEthnicityMijikenda Chonyi Digo Giryama Jibana Duruma Kambe Kauma Ribe RabaiNative speakers2 6 million 2019 census 1 Language familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoVolta CongoBenue CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiMijikendaLanguage codesISO 639 3Variously a href https iso639 3 sil org code coh class extiw title iso639 3 coh coh a Chonyi a href https iso639 3 sil org code dig class extiw title iso639 3 dig dig a Digo a href https iso639 3 sil org code dug class extiw title iso639 3 dug dug a Duruma a href https iso639 3 sil org code nyf class extiw title iso639 3 nyf nyf a Giryama a href https iso639 3 sil org code seg class extiw title iso639 3 seg seg a SegejuGlottologmiji1238Guthrie codeE 72 73 731 732 2 ELPSegejuVarieties editThe New Updated Guthrie List from 2009 4 lists the following varieties and Guthrie codes as part of the Mijikenda cluster E72 North Mijikenda Nyika E72a Giryama nyf E72b Kauma E73c Chonyi coh E73d Duruma dug E73e Rabai E73F Jibana E72G Kambe E72H Ribe E73 732 South Mijikenda E73 Digo dig E731 Segeju seg E732 DegereThe Degere are former hunter gatherers like the Cushitic Waata and are said to have once spoken a Cushitic language The Ethnologue 5 lists the following variety groupings coh Chonyi Jibana dug Duruma dig Digo nyf Giryama Ribe Kambe Chwaka Rabai Kauma seg SegejuEthnologue s Duruma may refer to the same thing as Maho s Degere as the Degere are variously reported to speak Duruma Digo or a similar dialect of their own Clicks editClicks have been reported in ideophones from two dialects of Mijikenda Digo and Duruma It is not known if they occur in the others These are tsya ʇ ǎ scram and ʇ akule minute It is not known if these have any connection with the neighbouring Cushitic language Dahalo References edit Chonyi at Ethnologue 26th ed 2023 nbsp Digo at Ethnologue 26th ed 2023 nbsp Duruma at Ethnologue 26th ed 2023 nbsp Giryama at Ethnologue 26th ed 2023 nbsp Segeju at Ethnologue 26th ed 2023 nbsp Jouni Filip Maho 2009 New Updated Guthrie List Online a b Heine Bernd Mohlig Wilhelm J G 1980 Language and Dialect Atlas of Kenya vol 1 Berlin Dietrich Reimer Verlag pp 17 22 ISBN 3 496 00144 5 Maho Jouni Filip New Updated Guthrie List PDF Ethnologue Walsh M T 2006 A Click in Digo and its Historical Interpretation Azania 41 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mijikenda language amp oldid 1211587194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
