Bajuni (''Kibajuni''), also known as Tikulu (''Tikuu''), is a Bantu language related to
Swahili spoken by the
Bajuni people who inhabit the tiny
Bajuni Islands and coastal
Kenya
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, in addition to parts of southern
Somalia
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, where they constitute a minority ethnic group. Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect. Nurse & Hinnebusch classify it as a northern dialect of Swahili.
Consonant Inventory
The consonant inventory is as follows.
Note: represents a sound pronounced with an r-like offglide.
See also
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Bajuni people
Notes
References
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Languages of Kenya
Languages of Somalia
Swahili language